It was telling on Tuesday evening when Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe looked to Harvey Barnes replace Jacob Murphy on the right wing in their 3-0 win over Benfica.

Particularly as the man he paid £55million to become Newcastle's starting right-winger this season was also sat on the bench.

Anthony Elanga hasn't quite made the start we all perhaps envisioned he would do after joining from Nottingham Forest in the summer.

He is yet to score or assist a goal in the Premier League this season, despite grabbing six goals and 12 assists in all competitions last season, and his end product has been left wanting this term.

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He was hooked at half-time in last weekend's defeat to Brighton and Tuesday night would have brought home to the 23-year-old that he is arguably now at the bottom of the rung when it comes to the club's...