Steve Bruce made light of his unpopular appointment as Newcastle boss by asking his coaching staff ‘Shall we f*** off now?’ after watching his team beat West Ham in China.
Bruce’s appointment has sparked a backlash from unhappy Newcastle fans with the former Sheffield Wednesday boss seen as a step down from previous manager Rafa Benitez.
Yet the 58-year-old showed he can laugh off the criticism after Yoshinori Muto scored the winner to secure a 1-0 victory in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Shanghai.
After the final whistle, Bruce was captured by TV cameras turning to shake hands with his assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence before appearing to mouth: ‘Good win, shall we f*** off now?