Newcastle United brought in five senior players during the summer transfer window, and four of them have already featured for manager Steve Bruce’s side so far this season.
While the Magpies did good business in the window, the likes of Jack Colback, Rolando Aarons, Achraf Lazaar, Henri Saivet and Jamie Sterry were dealt a huge blow as they were omitted from Newcastle’s 25-man final Premier League squad.
Aarons and Colback featured prominently during pre-season, with the 29-year-old particularly looking to play for the first-team again after Rafa Benitez banished him to the under-23’s following a training ground bust-up between them.