Manager insists: ‘I have no problem picking myself up’
Derby meeting with Sunderland on Sunday will be ‘huge’
Eddie Howe urged his Newcastle players to recover quickly from the 7-2 thrashing at Barcelona that ended their Champions League interest at the last‑16 stage, going out 8-3 on aggregate.
Anthony Elanga scored twice in reply to goals from Barça’s Raphinha and Marc Bernal in the first half, before a penalty from Lamine Yamal in first-half stoppage time. Newcastle collapsed in the second half, with further goals from Fermín López, a Robert Lewandowski double and another for Raphinha racking up an embarrassing scoreline.
“I have no problem picking myself up, it is more the players,” said Howe, whose side face Sunderland in the Premier League on Sunday. “I am able to move quite quickly through things, through games and the review process. Now it is all about Sunderland.
