A crazy and enthralling encounter saw Newcastle develop a speedy 3-0 lead through an own goal from Steinsson and goals from Dyer and Martins. Former Rangers man Shota Arveladze pulled one back, before Martins slotted in Newcastle’s fourth. A cross fired in at Taylor’s arm saw a penalty awarded to AZ, and though Given saved Dembele’s first effort, Koevermans rebound found the net to give AZ Alkmaar two crucial away goals. With both attacks looking lethal, the tie is set up for a pulsating and exciting finish in one week’s time.

What did you think of this mad match? Did Roeder triumph over Van Gaal, or were the away goals the defining statistic of the game? How should we approach next week? Should we concentrate on keeping it tight? Who should we play? Who performed well? Who didn’t?

There’s a lot of meat on this one, so by all means, have your say…!