Newcastle United have been hunting high and low for a new No 9 since the departure of Andy Carroll.

The famous jersey has not been pulled on since the England striker left for Liverpool in January.

But as these pictures show, the St James's Park club have gone back to the past to find a striker.

Toon legend: Alan Shearer leads out his Newcastle Entertainers side

United took on Liverpool at Kingston Park in a re-enactment of the famous 4-3 match at Anfield in 1996.

Among the Toon heroes taking part were Alan Shearer, Steve Watson, Lee Clark, Philippe Albert, Darren Peacock, Steve
Howey, Keith Gillespie, Brian Kilcline, Rob Lee, Faustino Asprilla, John Beresford, and David Ginola.

The Liverpool side featured Steve McManaman, Jason McAteer, Don Hutchison, Bruce Grobbelar, Patrick Berger, Ian Rush, Michael Thomas and Neale McDermott.

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