Yorke slams Souness

Trinidad and Tobago striker Dwight Yorke has criticised former Newcastle boss Graeme Souness for being “arrogant” and failing to form relationships with his best players.

Yorke, 34, played under Souness at Blackburn during two unsuccessful seasons at Ewood Park.

The former Aston Villa and Manchester United striker, who now plays in Australia for Sydney FC, told FourFourTwo magazine: “If you listen to him it always seems to be the player’s fault but you can’t fall out with the best players.

“I certainly found him to be a very arrogant man. As a player you can’t knock what he achieved in the game but as a manager you can’t fall out with the best players at your club.

“And I’m not talking about the so-called Mickey Mouse players, I’m talking about arguably the best players in the team.”