Sean Longstaff admits he's still struggling to process the fact Newcastle United will be playing Champions League football next season, and says hearing the famous anthem at St James' Park during Sam Fender's recent gig left him with goosebumps.
Eddie Howe's side secured a fourth-place Premier League finish last term, ensuring Newcastle will compete in Europe's premier club competition again next season after a decade's wait. And for Newcastle-born Longstaff, the thought of representing his boyhood club against Europe's best leaves him understandably excited.
While still struggling to process the achievement, the midfielder admitted he attended one of Sam Fender's recent St James' Park gigs. And with the popular Geordie rock star celebrating the Magpies' successes of last term by playing the famous Champions League anthem, Longstaff admitted it only served to increase his anticipation.
