Alan Shearer

I mean, Van Dijk absolutely should do better, should clear it.

I know he said a bit windy, but that's got nothing to do with it.

He should clear it.

And then he didn't do anything.

In fact, he tried to pull himself away from blocking the cross, which was really strange.

But then...

Gomez should have been further over to closer to Evan Nielsen.

I mean, and the two fullbacks in Kirkes and in Frimpong were just like, I was thinking, they were just non-existent.

They were actually on the edge of the box still when the ball went in the back of the net, despite the ball going over the top.

I mean, it was just...

It was staggering, really, how much was wrong with that first goal.

And, I mean, it wasn't just defensively.

I thought they were really poor in forward positions as well.

You probably saw as well, they're highlighted where they just didn't seem to want to shoot and have a poppet goal, which is most unlike Mo Salah, where he went through and tried to pass it rather than take a touch.

Burnley, Leeds, was it Sunderland as well, I think maybe.

Yeah, it was.

Yeah, I mean, those are obviously games that they should be winning.

It seems very flat.

It seems very open, lack of spark, lack of energy.

I guess like a lot of teams, it's the same with Newcastle.