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Lee Ryder

Jacob Murphy's unselfish answer on lack of game-time and Newcastle's 'very special' aim for rest of season

Jacob Murphy has insisted he is not focused on his own long wait for a Premier League start with Newcastle United - insisting it is all hands on deck to reach Europe in the remainder of what can still be a "special" campaign.

The winger made some late impact in the Carabao Cup final on a day in which he played for the team he has supported since he was a boy just around the corner from where he was born near Wembley in 1995. Murphy's late effort from long range flashed wide and he managed another goal attempt in the final third, something United struggled to do at times on Sunday night.

The former Norwich star has not started a Premier League game since November and has been in the opening line-up just five times this season. When asked about if he had any personal frustrations about being his bench role this term Murphy insisted it's not about him.

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