Newcastle United scored four goals in 11 first-half minutes to keep alive their Champions League qualification hopes with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park on Sunday but had to hold on under heavy pressure in the second period.

"I don't know, this is what I'm going to work on now. This is a game which is good to reflect on. "We made mistakes. Newcastle made mistakes also. But it was two totally different halves. We started well, we scored, and they just rolled over us. "There was nothing else in the first half about us. Every time Newcastle had the ball they scored.