Anthony Gordon arrives at Hill Dickinson Stadium

Anthony Gordon may have been restricted to an injury-time cameo on his return to Merseyside, but the Newcastle United star got the last laugh on his way out of the Hill Dickinson Stadium last night.

Back from a hip injury, Gordon was left out of the starting XI in favour of in-form left winger Harvey Barnes with Eddie Howe later revealing he had to rotate his squad a little given the congested fixture list. Gordon left Everton three years ago for £45m to the fury of the blue half of Merseyside.

His links with his boyhood team, Liverpool, have further irked Everton fans, but the England international remains committed to Newcastle. Despite a 4-1 defeat at Everton's new home and the stadium being deserted by full-time, a handful of local

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