Newcastle United keeper Rob Elliot has hit out at the negativity surrounding the club in the recent days.

The Magpies have started the season with back-to-back defeats, and the tussle for transfer funds between manager Rafa Benitez and owner Mike Ashley hasn't helped the situation either.

"It feels like the joy and unbelievable feeling of coming up has been shrouded since then," he said. "It seems to have gone away very quickly, before we even kicked a ball.

"That's out of our hands and the manager's. The only thing we can do is make sure we do the right things on the pitch and work hard in training."