Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has hit out at the state of the Magpies in a brutal assessment of the club for The Athletic ahead of this weekend's clash with Leicester City.

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Having won just two of their last 11 league games, United currently sit 12th in the table. But having previously taken the team from battling relegation to qualifying for the Champions League in the space of 18 months,