Steve Bruce will make his debut as Newcastle manager in Saturday's Premier League Asia Trophy third-place play-off against West Ham in Shanghai.
The former Sunderland manager will have to work hard in order to ingratiate himself to the supporters, having taken over from the hugely popular Rafa Benitez following the Spaniard's controversial departure.
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Thrashed 4-0 by Wolves in the semi-final, his team is priced at 9/4 (3.25) with William Hill to provide a much needed morale boost by coming out on top at the Hongkou Stadium.
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The Hammers were also on the wrong end of a heavy semi-final defeat as they lost 4-1 to Manchester City, but are even money (2.