"I'd definitely say I've had worse weeks," Burn said in his news conference on Tuesday. "I've waited a long time for this opportunity and I didn't want to spoil it. "He [Thomas Tuchel] said I've been playing well for a long time. I'm not just coming in to be a cheerleader - I want to play.

Dan Burn hoping to follow Carabao Cup heroics for Newcastle by earning first England cap; the 32-year-old felt a Three Lions call-up had passed him by after being overlooked by Thomas Tuchels predecessor Gareth Southgate;