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Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Steve Harper says that the atmosphere within the Newcastle team is 'flat' and that 'failing to buy a striker' in the summer transfer window has 'come back to haunt them.'

After six games, Newcastle sit nineteenth in the Premier League table without a win and Harper believes his former side have 'lost their identity.'

Picture: Newcastle manager Steve McLaren (credit: Getty)