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The arrival of Miguel Almiron in January has not only boosted Newcastle's fortunes on the pitch, but it has helped the Magpies attract a whole new legion of fans off it.

In England, tribalism often takes hold of supporters when a player leaves their club. When they return they are roundly booed and often not forgiven for moving on to pastures new.

But it seems that attitude has not extended to the States, where there is genuine joy among Atlanta United fans after Miguel Almiron's exciting start to life on Tyneside.

Almiron spent two seasons playing at the Mercedes-Benz stadium and helped Atlanta win the MLS Cup in 2018.

And Atlanta fans took to social media to express their love for Almiron last night after he made his third Newcastle appearance in a 2-0 win over Burnley.

Four Atlanta fans were even pictured in the Gallowgate End last night, cheering on their former star.

Twitter account Men In Blazers asked: "ATLANTA FANS do you watch Newcastle and root for them because of Miggy or does it pain you to watch him play in black and white, not red and black?"

And what followed was an outpouring of support for the Paraguayan and Newcastle.

Adam replied: "Didn't have an EPL team before and hadn't felt any real reason to root for a specific one. That ended a few weeks ago. All aboard."

Kevin Martin added: "Almirón has earned his rightful seat at the Premier League table with NUFC . Nothing but love and respect."

Evan Daw replied: "I’ve watched all three games, I’m getting close to being called a Newcastle supporter. No pain whatsoever, pure joy and exceutment. Look forward to more to follow in his footsteps."

Jack Purdy tweeted: "I cheer very loudly for Miggy, and still cheer for Newcastle if they do well purely by their association with Miggy. If them winning is good for Miggy, then they earn my respect."

Tony Jabroni joked: "This is ridiculous, I’ve been a life long Newcastle fan since January 31, 2019. I do miss him in the red and black, but glad to see him do well in the black and white. It’s great for MLS."

Julie Lahti continued: "We watch, cheer and 100% root for him as well as NUFC - he is our Miggy regardless of the jersey he wears!"

Dan Kidder summed up the thoughts of most fans, by tweeting: "All the Atlanta United fans I know are thrilled for Miggy. It's like sending your kid to college. You're sad to see him go but know he's heading to greater things. Plus now I have a EPL team to root for. Was waiting for reason and now I'm a NUFC fan."

And Kevin Ferguson even took in last night's game at St James' Park!

He tweeted: "Was just at the game tonight here in in NUFC wearing my Atlanta United jersey. Came all the way from the states for a week of football in London and couldn’t miss this opportunity. Unreal atmosphere and fans were some of the nicest I’ve ever encountered."