Newcastle United star Elliot Anderson has outlined his ambition to win a trophy with the club.

The Magpies are flying high this season, sitting third in the Premier League after 14 games played.

However, Anderson has eyes on lifting silverware in the coming years, as he hopes to emulate his granddad Geoff Allen, who won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

"It's been one of my personal aims to follow in my grandad's footsteps," he said to the club website.

"He was part of the last Newcastle team to win a trophy and I'm going to try to be part of the next. He got injured quite early on so I want to take his career further.

"I'd love to be part of a Newcastle team that can do very well in the cup competitions. With the way the club is going at the moment, it's only going in the right direction and I hope to be a part of it, winning trophies and progressing.

"The manager wants us to try and go very far in the cup competitions so everyone will be doing their best. I'm trying to take every minute I have on the pitch and make it a longer time when I'm next on. Something I've been a bit guilty of is maybe trying too hard when I've come on."