READ MORE: Newcastle United fans shut down ... it was 'accidental' that he ended up with the flag - 'it turned out that it was a bit big for people, so I just held it up.' And held it he did ...

Seeing Eddie Howe's face revealed on a giant flag hung 10 storeys high on a hotel caused an earth shattering roar of approval. There seemed to be no strangers in the centre of Newcastle today ...

Chris Waugh, Mark Critchley and Conor O'Neill analyse the main talking points from Newcastle's dominant win over Manchester ...

Among the 150,000 people who lined the streets of Tyneside on Saturday to see Newcastle ... that he ended up with the flag - 'it turned out that it was a bit big for people, so I just held it ...