'The next young English superstar'

I was at St James's Park on Sunday and just for a few minutes the possibility of an extraordinary upset was on the cards after Cameron Congreve scored to give Bromley the lead.

Instead, I came away thinking the Magpies could now have one of their finest seasons in living memory.

They are 2-0 up in the Carabao Cup semi-final after the first leg against Arsenal and are sitting fifth in the Premier League after winning eight matches in a row. They are on serious a roll and that could continue with four of their next five league games at home - and that solitary away encounter against struggling Southampton.

Crucially, they have a depth of squad that is the equal of anyone else.

Alexander Isak is the country's in-form striker, but Will Osula, after scoring his first goal for the club, looks like he could become an able deputy.

All nine stand-ins are well capable of doing a decent job when others are injured, tired, suspended or just dipping in form.

On top of this, midfielder Lewis Miley looks like the next young English superstar to make a breakthrough.

After a long lay-off with injury, he was man of the match, controlled the midfield and scored a cracker as well. He was also the most composed player on view.

He has looked this good every time I have watched him and he is still only 18.

Eddie Howe is trying to keep his profile fairly low key, but, trust me, Miley is special.

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