NICK POPE was hailed as the “best goalkeeper in the world” after his 10th successive clean sheet helped put Newcastle on the brink of Wembley. “I want to thank Nick Pope, I think he’s the best goalkeeper in the world. “I can’t speak highly enough of him, I can’t praise him enough and I can’t rate him highly enough. He’s a brilliant shot stopper and I think he’s in a very good place currently.”After Joelinton was controversially adjudged to have handled before finishing in the 39th minute, the game burst into life following the restart. “I don’t think we were at our best today but I felt we did enough to deserve to win,” said Howe.
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