Bruno Guimaraes has made a confession about his fantastic solo goal against Brentford - admitting he only went on because he couldn't see anybody to pass to.
The Brazil international put in a man-of-the-match performance in the 5-1 win against the Bees. Bruno had opened the scoring with a header from Kieran Trippier's cross.
But the game opened up in the second half and after picking up the ball close to the left-hand touchline, Bruno made a 25-yard run before firing home from outside the area.
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The South American joked: "I recovered the ball then drove forward, I actually went to pass the ball but couldn't see anybody.
"So I thought: 'OK I will shoot' and it was a beautiful kick. At this moment it was important for us because Brentford had just scored."
Newcastle moved into a European place after the 5-1 win against the London side. And they now face a tough test at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Bruno said: "It's nice. But it is just the beginning. It's so early to speak about it.
"We must think about it game by game. It is nice but we need to keep it going."
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