Getting the job done at Southampton in the first-leg of a Carabao Cup semi-final? This really did feel like a new era for Newcastle United.
It was not always like this, of course. As recently as last season, under the previous manager, Newcastle could not see the game out against the same opponent at St James' Park despite taking the lead in the 91st minute. The nervy Magpies conceded a penalty in the final minutes of stoppage time that James Ward-Prowse confidently dispatched.
It was two points dropped in a campaign where Newcastle threw away a whopping 24 points from winning positions in the Premier League. That was the difference between Newcastle finishing 11th, as they did, and fourth.
