Eddie Howe’s assistant gives health update on Newcastle boss as he misses game

Jason Tindall addressed the issue of Eddie Howe’s health as the Newcastle manager missed his side’s match against Manchester United having been taken to hospital on Friday

Newcastle United assistant boss Jason Tindall says he’s ‘sure’ manager Eddie Howe will return to the dugout soon after he was taken to hospital on Friday night. Howe missed his side’s Premier League clash with Manchester United on Sunday, leaving Tindall in charge of the side.

The Magpies confirmed that their boss was conscious and talking to family in an update on Saturday, but Tindall says he has had no input in team preparation for Sunday’s match.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Tindall said: “He was taken to hospital on Friday evening, so everybody wishes him the best and I’m sure he’ll be back with us again soon.”

On the subject of Howe’s involvement in team selection, he then added: “I think when you’ve been ill all week it’s very difficult to have the kind of input that I’m sure he’d normally have, but the way we work we know the expectations, we’ve got a fantastic group of players, and they know the demands that the manager and everybody else will put on them, so it;’s important that they go out and deliver the performance that the manager will be proud of.”

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Newcastle were looking for a win that would take them up to fourth place in the Premier League table on Sunday, with Chelsea’s Champions League hopes suffered a blow after they could only draw 2-2 at home to Ipswich, and they ultimately delivered it as they demolished their visitors 4-1 at St James’ Park.

Sandro Tonali opened the scoring with a superb volley from an Alexander Isak pass, before Alejandro Garnacho equalised for United against the run of play. Harvey Barnes then struck twice in the second half for the hosts, with Bruno Guimaraes adding a fourth.

Tindall said Howe had seen the match, and he sent message congratulating him after the win. “I’ve just seen a message from him before I came to do the press congratulating the performance from everybody and the team,” Tindall told Sky Sports. “He was able to watch it and I’m sure that will have lifted his spirits.”

Asked if Howe had any input during the game, Tindall said: “No, he sort of trusted the decisions that we would make. We’ve been working together for a long time and we were able to communicate earlier on in the week and I think he put his trust in everybody to go out there and deliver a performance that he’d be proud of and the lads certainly did that.”

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