The Magpies’ skipper has had a big role to play at the heart of the backline in recent weeks, enjoying his first proper run in the side for some time. During a candid chat, he reflects on Eddie Howe’s men’s remarkable victory over PSG and how he’s been able to slot back into the starting XI so seamlessly.

Among the other contents of the 84-page issue – recognised as one of the league’s best last season – is a bumper historical section, increased in size for 2023/24. Club Historian Paul Joannou provides four pages, as does regular UNITED columnist Stan Gate, who brings all sorts of black and white memorabilia back to light. There’s the fifth chapter of The European Years – a new regular feature looking back at each and every one of the Magpies’ continental campaigns to date – as well as the latest instalments of The Poster Boys and When Worlds Collide, the latter shining a light on a couple of both clubs’ lesser-remembered players.

There’s plenty to read about United’s Under-21s and women’s teams, including in-depth pieces with Kyle Crossley and Naomi Bedeau and another new feature, Academy Alumni, in which we catch up with a different Magpies academy graduate every issue. This week, it’s Ryan Barrett, who’s now playing his football in Cornwall.

Sky Sports’ Pete Graves provides his latest column, while Newcastle United Denmark – who’ll be bringing a big group to the game itself – take centre stage in Mags Around The World.

Furthermore, there’s ten dedicated pages on our visitors to SJP, four more for Junior Magpies, boss Howe and Callum Wilson’s thoughts ahead of the game and much, much more.

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