'There are a lot of people who don't want us to be successful': Eddie Howe urges Saudi-backed Newcastle to 'embrace' the critics... and wants his team to play like Manchester City and Liverpool 'in one or two years'

Eddie Howe believes that 'a lot of people' want Newcastle to fail and has urged his players to 'embrace' any criticism that comes their way.

The Magpies boss will celebrate a year in charge at St. James' Park in November, with his appointment being one of the Saudi-backed ownership's first acts at the helm after buying the club from Mike Ashley.

Significant concerns have been raised about Newcastle's links to the Saudi state, which has an appalling humans right record - including the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents and homosexuality being illegal.