Rafa can tinker

Following the recent loss to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, Benitez was questioned in some circles for failing to change things often enough and keeping to a rigid setup.

However, the Spaniard tinkered today and deployed a variety of different formations, sometimes either setting up in a 5-3-2, or a 4-4-2.

This type of fluidity really can be helpful going forward if the Magpies struggle for ideas once more.