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Jordan Pickford has rather foolishly admitted that Newcastle fans got to him during their dramatic comeback over his Everton side, and fans are responding by turning up the heat even more.

It is standard procedure for a player to attract boos when they visit their former rivals with a new club, but the performance and behaviour of Pickford at St. James’ Park was truly bizarre.

The ex-Black Cat appeared to forget that football is a game of two halves, winding up the Toon Army at every opportunity after his side took an early 2-0 lead.

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Of course, the Toffees collapsed in the second half, and Pickford was solely at fault for the second Magpies goal.

The 25 year-old has finally had his say: “With me being a Sunderland lad, in front of 52,000 Newcastle fans hurling abuse at you for the full game . . . too much stuff; it was just all about being a Sunderland fan.

“That sort of language, maybe it did get to me a bit too much. But I’m only 25. It’s a learning curve. Next time I go there, I won’t be getting involved as much. I bounced back with a solid performance against Chelsea. It’s ‘How do I improve for the next game?’”

While Pickford’s honesty is somewhat admirable, it does seem rather foolish, as it will only invite even more abuse the next time he visits his old foes.

You can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below, where the Newcastle faithful have absolutely no sympathy for the England international…