A lot of Newcastle United fans have flocked to a post from Allan Saint-Maximin after one Newcastle fan sent him a picture of Lionel Messi holding a goat.
The caption claimed that this was Messi holding the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ Frenchman, who replied with three crying face emojis, and his post drew the attention of a lot of Toon fans who heaped praise on him.
Was Saint-Maximin Newcastle's best player on Saturday?
Yes, he was incredible
No, he was good but others were better
Allan is the goat
— LivelyLewis?(Ewan) (@NUFCEwan) October 4, 2020
Love you Allan
— James (@TrueNufc) October 4, 2020
The last player to bring such excitement was Hatem Ben Arfa and you are doing a great job @asaintmaximin !!! Next up is @ManUtd ? please send them home empty handed?
— Charanjeet (@cj_turkay) October 4, 2020
The 23-year-old was in fantastic form for Newcastle on Saturday night against Burnley as he scored a goal and provided an assist and earned a match rating of 8.65/10 (as per WhoScored).
He was a constant menace for the whole game and gave Burnley no peace as the Toon recorded their second league win of the season.
His post continued to draw the attention of many Newcastle fans.
We need Allan Saint Maximin to stay at Newcastle United & become a Geordie legend like Alan Shearer Kevin Keegan & all the lads .. GOAT .. we need to build our team around you ! ????
— Darren Delaney (@DarrenDelaney20) October 4, 2020
Class.
— James Noved (@JamesNoved) October 4, 2020
Allan We appreciate you ?
— ? (@edxuar) October 4, 2020
Saint-Maximin’s goal was impressive as he picked up a lay-off from Callum Wilson and drove at goal before firing a right-footed shot into the bottom corner. (0:05)
However, his assist was arguably better as he popped up on the right, flicked the ball past Charlie Taylor and then whipped in a stunning ball that Wilson tapped into the net. (1:45)
This was a superb performance from Saint-Maximin and has deservedly led to a lot of praise coming his way.
The Frenchman had not been great in the Toon’s games against West Ham United or Brighton and Hove Albion, but he really turned it on against the Clarets, and we think many Toon fans will be hoping that the 23-year-old can play like this for the rest of the season.