Arne Slot and Eddie Howe’s thoughts will be worth watching after 10-man Newcastle United staged the unlikeliest of comebacks against the defending Premier League champions only to concede to a teenager in the 10th minute of stoppage time at St. James’ Park on Monday.

Liverpool won 3-2 after blowing a 2-0 lead and despite their hosts playing a full half and 11 minutes of stoppage time down a man thanks to an absurd Anthony Gordon challenge.

The atmosphere was electric from the jump, as a League Cup final rematch also carried the subplot of Magpies striker Alexander Isak trying to engineer a transfer to Liverpool.

The Reds led 1-0 through Ryan Gravenberch when Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon was sent off following VAR review of a nasty challenge on Virgil van Dijk. They’d make it 2-0 thr

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