Newcastle United kept up a promising start to their Champions League campaign with a thorough win over Jose Mourinho's Benfica at St James' Park - and some fans in the Chronicle Live comments section are full of praise for a handful of key figures in the mid-week morale-boosting victory.

Howe made three changes to the squad that fell to defeat at the weekend, bringing in Jacob Murphy for a struggling Anthony Elanga, and Lewis Miley and Jacob Ramsey replacing Sandro Tonali and Joelinton. The Magpies weathered early aggression from their Portuguese opponents, before Anthony Gordon scored from a pinpoint Murphy cross.

Harvey Barnes showed off his super-sub chops by latching on to a Nick Pope long throw to score, and Gordon set up a second for him late on. Mourinho went onto the pitch after the final whistle to seek out and congratulate Gordon for a five-star performance.

The night was just the tonic that some fans needed after the weekend. Reader DurbanSkyslot says: "Another of those special nights under the lights at St James' Park. This wasn't the Benfica of...