Pope, who put in another sterling showing against PSG during the week, reflects on his first 18 months at St. James’ Park, and considers what’s achievable for the Magpies as 2024 approaches.

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 latest 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 newest 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 Charlie McArthur and Emma Kelly, and another new feature, Academy Alumni, in which we catch up with a different Magpies academy graduate every issue. This week, it’s Paul Woolston, who ended up with tonight’s visitors to SJP, Man United, after leaving the club.

Sky Sports’ Pete Graves provides his latest column, while Toon Army Macedonia 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 Eddie Howe and Kieran Trippier’s thoughts ahead of the game and much, much more.

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