Jonjo Shelvey is adamant Eddie Howe is the right man in charge of Newcastle United.

Shelvey, now with Caykur Rizespor, left Newcastle for Nottingham Forest last season.

"Eddie made me see football in a different way and helped me understand the game a lot more," Shelvey told Chronicle Live. "I still speak to him now and again over text and he's one of those people you can pick up the phone to at one o'clock in the morning and he will always be there to help you out. I can't speak highly enough of that man. It's just a pleasure to see him doing so well.

"I know that a lot of pundits are saying, 'Is he the man that can take them into the next bracket and manage these big superstars?' They don't need to do anything. He's got that club galvanised. The way they are playing football is just ridiculous. They hurt teams straight away with the high press and go for the jugular.

"Look at what he has done to bring the fans and the team together as well. You see the pictures after games and you take a little bit of stick for it, but it just shows you how unified that group of staff are."