Steve Bruce hailed striker Andy Carroll after seeing him come off the bench to inspire Newcastle to a comeback victory over Southampton. Head coach Bruce said: “It was like Andy Carroll of 10 years ago. Asked if he would have taken that at the start of the season, Bruce replied with a smile: “What do you think? He said: “I saw only my team playing football today, to be honest, but they got three points – that’s football sometimes. “When the opponent was struggling, they tried to play long balls to Carroll and that’s not easy to defend.

Source: Express December 08, 2019 18:11 UTC