After a turbulent summer marked by major changes, Newcastle made the perfect start under Matthias Jaissle by taking the lead inside the opening five minutes against Liverpool.
The breakthrough came through the first league goal for a player the club signed for £55m last summer.
Anthony Elanga endured a disappointing debut season, failing to score in 32 Premier League appearances for the Magpies and often finding himself starting on the bench during Eddie Howe's time in charge.
But after netting twice at the World Cup, the Sweden international struck again here, bursting beyond Milos Kerkez to latch onto William Osula's through ball before finishing past Alisson.
As Elanga came through the Manchester United academy, the moment will surely have felt even sweeter for him.
The question now is whether Newcastle can build on that start and claim the first win of this new era.
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