'He's horrible': Alan Shearer loved what he saw from £40m Newcastle United fan favourite on Sunday

Cinderella's story has got nothing on that of Joelinton's at Newcastle United and while we are obviously chuffed for every single player who got to pick up a winner's medal on Sunday, there's something extra special about Joelinton getting his hands on silverware with Newcastle.

The one-time club-record signing arrived at Newcastle from Hoffenheim for £40 million and was thrust into playing as a striker, which was never really his position before he came to the Toon.

It showed, too, as the Brazilian's finishing left a lot to be desired and Joelinton ultimately became a joke in the Premier League. Many Newcastle fans just wanted a mercy sale and would have taken any offer that came in.

However, Eddie Howe changed all that when he put Joelinton into the midfield and created the most energetic, most powerful box-to-box midfield beast in the Premier League. Suddenly, Joelinton was a hero at Newcastle.

Alan Shearer was blown away by Joelinton's performance on Sunday

Now a massive fan favourite, it's a turnaround for the ages, and Alan Shearer was full of praise for the Brazilian international on the latest The Rest Is Football podcast.

"I mean, Joelinton. Oh my god. Wow. Beast of a performance. He is horrible to play against, isn't he? You can imagine.

"He was everywhere. And I think that was always going to be key, that midfield battle. It was always going to be 'who was going to come out on top?' in that three.

"And I thought Newcastle dominated the midfield, and that set them up perfectly."

Joelinton is untouchable as far as Newcastle United fans are concerned

From fans willing to accept any offers to get him off the books, he's now up there with Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak as untouchable.

Alongside Bruno and Sandro Tonali, Joelinton is part of the best midfield trio in the Premier League and they proved that on Sunday by nullifying the second-best midfield in the Premier League.

We love you, Joelinton! Make your mark in Brazil after being reinstated to the squad and show them what they've been missing!