Anthony Gordon given Newcastle job after Alexander Isak's Liverpool transfer

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Gordon is the man who has been entrusted with taking penalties for Howe's side, after he scored twice from the spot during Wednesday's Champions League win away to Union Saint-Gilloise. Confirming Gordon's new responsibility after the game, Howe said: "Yeah, I think Anthony's been practising them a lot.

He's been working very hard on his routine. "You can see that he's very focused.

"And I think when you see someone as dedicated as he's been towards that, yeah, no hesitation in giving him that role." New Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade was keen to take the penalties, and Howe had no issues with his striker making that clear on the field. "He's going to need crosses to score, that would be one major source of his goals.