Alan Shearer insists that a fit and firing Mark Viduka could've been the key to rescuing Newcastle United from relegation in 2009.
Viduka had been plagued by injuries during the final season of his professional career which had meant he was often unable to be called upon as the Magpies battled against relegation.
Shearer took the reins for the final eight games of the campaign with the unenviable task of lifting his beloved Magpies from the relegation zone. He set Viduka the goal of regaining his fitness for the final stretch of the season, but a final day defeat at Aston Villa consigned Newcastle to the Championship.
