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Lee Ryder

Allan Saint-Maximin discusses 'presents' he wants to give to Newcastle United team-mates

Not since his thunder volley at Molineux has Allan Saint-Maximin tasted the sweet moment of hearing the ball hit the back of the net for Newcastle United.

That day Hee-Chan Hwang's hasty clearance fell right into the path of Saint-Maximin on the edge of the box and he caressed the ball into the bottom corner of the net with superb first time strike. It was a goal that left Portuguese goalkeeper Jose Sa with no chance as he stood rooted to the spot.

Saint-Maximin tried his best to race to the dugout on a sunny August afternoon but knew he'd picked up a muscle injury chasing back for to defend earlier in the match. And since then chances have came and gone for the winger - not least in the Carabao Cup final when a game-changing save from David de Gea denied him at Wembley against Manchester United.

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