Newcastle secured their promotion back to the Premier League on Monday evening, beating Preston 4-1 at St James’ Park to guarantee they will be playing top flight football next season.
Having been relegated at the end of last season, Rafa Benitez stuck with the Magpies and guided them back to the first division at the first attempt. However, the Spaniard has not been devoid of criticism throughout the campaign.
In fact, when Drivetime asked on Twitter if Benitez is a better manager than Chris Hughton - the answer was quite a resounding ‘No’.