Newcastle and Liverpool crank up the entertainment for emotional send-off | Sam Dalling

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Pace is no issue; Elanga has no shortage of that, and Milos Kerkez won’t catch him.But Newcastle fans have seen this clip before and remember the ending. Then, in a flexing of financial muscle, Liverpool met the Osasuna forward’s release clause and to Anfield he went.

What was that about sliding doors?Liverpool’s Víctor Muñoz – a summer target for Newcastle – is brought down by Lewis Hall to hand the visitors a late penalty. A repeat of his start at Bournemouth, where he won only at the 10th time of asking, would be difficult to tolerate.There were promising signs for Iraola, sure.

Rio Ngumoha was quiet but that he has impressed sufficiently to start the season opener is itself a plus.Florian Wirtz (centre) and former Newcastle man Alexander Isak again both struggled to make an impact for Liverpool. Everyone is aware of what Newcastle have, where they are and, most pertinent, what they have lost.Something fresh was absolutely needed but that requires time and patience.