Bruno Guimaraes reveals what he told Newcastle United teammates about Sven Botman that inspired Tottenham win

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Newcastle United’s fine form continued on Saturday.

Indeed, Eddie Howe’s side extended their winning streak to six consecutive games across all competitions with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham.

Anthony Gordon, albeit controversially after Joelinton’s ‘hand ball’, and Alexander Isak got the goals after Dominic Solanke’s early opener to take Newcastle to within one point of fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League table.

While Spurs improved after the break to the point where manager Ange Postecoglou claimed his side should have won, that will be of little concern to Howe.

The team are absolutely flying right now and head into Tuesday’s first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final away at Arsenal full of confidence.

It was also brilliant to see Sven Botman make his first start for the club since March. The Dutchman could have done better for Solanke’s goal but some slack should be afforded given just how long he’s been out.

After the game, Bruno Guimaraes revealed what he told his teammates about Botman’s return.

What Bruno Guimaraes told Newcastle United teammates about Sven Botman’s return

Speaking to the club’s in-house media channel, Guimaraes revealed he told the rest of the squad that Botman did not deserve to return with a defeat.

“I think Sven does not deserve to come back with a defeat,” he said.

“I said this to the guys. We step up.”

Luckily, Newcastle turned things around in north London.

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For all of the problems facing Spurs this season, the fact remains that they are the second-highest scorers in the Premier League with 42 already. 26 of those have come at home, with only Brentford scoring more (27).

With that in mind, Botman starting for the first time there was certainly a statement of intent.

While shaky in the opening exchanges, that can surely be written off as ring rust. Botman certainly improved throughout the contest.

The Newcastle United manager, after all, was impressed with how the Dutchman and Dan Burn operated as a two despite having hardly played together in that system before.

With Fabian Schar suspended for Tuesday’s game, that feels particularly important.