Former Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce says that he outlined Eddie Howe as his replacement.

Many Magpies fans were happy to see the back of Bruce after his sacking, given the team's negative football under his guidance.

Howe has transformed the team in more than a year, but Bruce now wants some of the credit for that.

"I'm delighted Newcastle are doing well right now," Bruce told the Die For Three Points podcast.

"But it didn't matter what we tried to do, or did do up there. It didn't matter very much. It just wasn't going to be.

"But now over the last 12 months, they've had the change of ownership and a new change of direction. The new owners with me were terrific, I have to say. They came to me and said, 'Look, how can we help you?'

"I turned to them and said, 'Well, I think my time might be up here because the only negative thing here is myself'. And would you believe it, they did ask me for my opinion on who should take over from me and I did put forward Eddie to them.

"I told them I thought he was a very, very good young manager and I'm pleased to say that he got the job and I'm delighted that they're doing so well."