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Man City star Jack Grealish's jibe at Newcastle's Miguel Almiron has not aged well

Newcastle United's excellent run of form continued this weekend with a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur that saw Eddie Howe's side stretch their Premier League unbeaten streak to seven games and go climbing into the top four.

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The decisive goal came via Miguel Almiron, who scored his fifth goal in his past five outings -- the same number of goals as he scored in his first 61 Premier League appearance.

Call it coincidence, but many have noticed that the Paraguay international's dramatic improvement has come ever since Manchester City star Jack Grealish hit him with an unprovoked verbal broadside five months ago.