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Newcastle fans have taken to Twitter to react after hearing the news that Jamaal Lascelles was a target for Manchester United, before the Red Devils parted company with boss Jose Mourinho as reported by ESPN.

The Magpies skipper has made 22 Premier League starts for the club this season and has been formidable as ever in Rafa Benitez's backline, but still has a lot of work to do to drag the Tyneside-based club away from the drop zone.

Lascelles was in stupendous form last season also, and as we all saw in the summer when Mourinho desperately sought a centre-back, it is understandable that the Portuguese had the English defender in his thinking given his commanding displays.

The former Nottingham Forest star did however have a spell of inconsistency just before Christmas, so reports of United's interest in him has got Newcastle fans on Twitter talking...