Former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has likened Darwin Nunez to Fernando Torres at his peak.
Nunez, 23, found the net to help Liverpool complete a 2-0 win at St James' Park. The result could prove crucial come the end of the season, as it leaves Liverpool eighth in the Premier League table - six points behind Newcastle in fourth with a game in hand.
"I will tell you my feeling," Benitez told Sky Sports. "You are watching the game and saying great runs, not that great finisher, don't be worried. As a manager you are really worried because you can see him in front of the 'keeper all of the time, and he can do that.
"He has the pace to run in behind, and he is a threat. After he will score more or less goals, but he is a threat, so for you as a manager it is someone you have to worry about and talk with your defenders about that. He is a threat."