Alexander Isak sends two-word message to Bruno Guimaraes after Newcastle thrash Leicester

Newcastle United returned to winning ways in style after their 4-0 win against Leicester City at St. James’ Park.

A brace from Jacob Murphy alongside goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak led to Eddie Howe’s side bouncing back from their 4-2 defeat against Brentford.

Newcastle were dominant from start to finish, with Murphy initially opening the scoring with a lovely finish into the bottom corner from inside the box.

Guimaraes doubled the hosts’ lead with a routine header from close quarters after Lewis Hall’s header found him in acres of space.

Isak added to Leicester’s misery by scoring a similar goal to the Brazilian and he went on to assist Murphy’s well-taken strike to round off a wonderful day for the Magpies.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
11	NewcastleNewcastle	16	6	5	5	23	21	2	23

The Swedish striker was appreciative of Guimaraes in the aftermath of the contest.

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Alexander Isak calls Bruno Guimaraes “the best” after Newcastle beat Leicester

Guimaraes took to Instagram after Newcastle’s latest victory by captioning his post: “Very happy with today’s victory and goal! Thank you, my God and my family for always being with me in every moment! It’s always wonderful to score a goal at St. James’ Park. Resilience.”

Several of the former Lyon midfielder’s teammates commented on his post.

Isak wrote: “El mejor” [translated to ‘the best’ in Portuguese].

Sven Botman commented: “Bruno G”, followed by a ‘heart’ emoji.

Lewis Hall left a ‘heart-eyed’ emoji on Guimaraes’ post.

Even former Newcastle co-owner Mehrdad Ghodoussi commented a pair of ‘raised hands’ emojis on his post.

What were Guimaraes’ stats against Leicester?

Guimaraes was one of Newcastle’s best players against Leicester and his statistics from the contest exemplify how well he played once again.

All in all, the revered technician put in yet another all-action performance.

Guimaraes was as pinpoint with his passing as ever, while also being progressive, as proven by the fact that he played seven of them into the final third.

Winning four out of his seven duels, the Newcastle fan favourite also put himself about the pitch as he always tends to.

Guimaraes’ goal capped off yet another impressive outing for him in the famous black and white strip.