Wednesday’s 3-3 draw between Newcastle and Liverpool provided a lovely feeling of nostalgia for many people watching as it was a game of old.
It was a great game and there is always an energy around midweek nights at St James’ Park.
Newcastle were very much on the front foot in the first half and it was a great goal from Alexander Isak. Liverpool weren’t at their absolute best but Arne Slot is really good at tweaking his team at half-time to bring out a better version of them in the second half.
Even when Liverpool scored, Newcastle were still pushing forward and then when they equalised the noise level inside the stadium went up again.
At 3-2 you probably thought the game was over, so fair play to Newcastle for bouncing back. That came through a mistake by Caoimhin Kelleher, which 99 times out of 100 would not have been punished the way it was.
The finish from Fabian Schar is not getting enough credit and it will probably be one of the best finishes of the season.
It was just an incredible game and the Newcastle fans will have loved it. From a Liverpool perspective, it probably serves as a bit of a reminder of what is ahead of them this season.
They might want to win the Premier League title but there will be hiccups along the way and Wednesday’s result was a big boost for those teams around them in the title race.
Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport’s Katie Stafford
