Eddie Howe sends warning to Newcastle United players after Arsenal hammering

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has issued a stern warning to his players about their future. Howe's comments come after his side were beaten 4-1 by Arsenal at the weekend.

The Magpies have let in 23 goals in their last eight league matches. This poor run of form has seen the team drop to ninth place in the league.

Newcastle now face a crucial FA Cup fifth round match against Blackburn on Tuesday night, where anything less than a win would be a huge disappointment. Howe didn't hold back in his criticism of the team's performance at theEmirates, saying 'every aspect of our game was off'.

Asked if everyone was playing for their futures, Howe said: “I can’t disagree with that sentiment. There have been performances where we’ve not been at our best and you can understand — we were disjointed, had players out of position, no substitutes, relying on 11 players continually. This game (againstArsenal) was different. We just did not perform and we have to take responsibility for that.”

Asked if he was 'frustrated or angered' at the weekend, he replied: “All of those things mixed into one. I don’t tend to worry so much. I always need to find solutions to problems. So worry isn’t necessarily the emotion but lots of other negative emotions that you feel because that wasn’t the best representation of us.

«The players were hurting. They are really good characters. They want to do well, they want to please. They will be wounded at the moment. That is why it is really good we have another game coming round really quickly.”

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Howe then added: “We’ve lost