Newcastle United 'threw the house out the window' during the summer transfer window by signing Nick Woltemade for around £65.46 million.

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Eddie Howe has admitted his frustration at being forced to overuse Nick Woltemade during Newcastle United’s opening matches, with the £69million record signing pressed into action sooner than planned following the late departure of Alexander Isak and the injury to Yoane Wissa.

Eddie Howe believes online criticism of Lewis Miley is “totally unjustified” and has encouraged his Newcastle United players to step away from social media if they find it is affecting them.

Newcastle were on the defensive for the rest of the clash on Sunday following Woltemade’s opener and were ultimately undone by a trademark Arsenal set-piece routine. Now, ex-Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has told Howe that one player he attempted to replace this summer produced a noteworthy display in the North East.

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe has described criticism of midfielder Lewis Miley last week as “totally unjustified”.

Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has labelled Newcastle United 'idiots' for completing a high-profile piece of summer business that the German giants would never even have touched - at that price.

Rather, those were being written for Nick Pope. The shot-stopper had produced three inspired saves, twice denying fierce Eberechi Eze drives in the first period before a superb, scrambling stop from a close range Jurrien Timber header.