Why striker got a rocket after scoring four first half goals in Newcastle United's romp in Azerbaijan

Four goals in the first half would usually earn you a pat on the back from the skipper.

Instead, Anthony Gordon got an angry finger pointed at his face.

The Newcastle United star had become only the second player to score four goals in the first half of a Champions League game, matching Robert Lewandowski's incredible 14 minute scoring spree in 2019.

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But Gordon copped a halftime rocket from captain Kieran Trippier, who thought he should have handed his second spot kick to someone else.

Gordon and Trippier were separated by teammates Dan Burn and Anthony Elanga.

"Obviously, Gordy's scored a hat-trick, and I was thinking about the other players," Trippier explained after the 6-1 rout of Qarabag FK in Azerbaijan.

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"I wanted Nick (Woltemade) to take a penalty. But also, he (Gordon) is our penalty taker. He wants to score goals, as everybody else does, but ultimately he's the penalty taker.

"Listen, in football, emotions are high on the pitch at times. It is what it is. He scored four goals, he was unbelievable today, and we've moved on."

Gordon has now scored 10 Champions League goals this season, with only Kylian Mbappe (13) ahead of him.

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"I understand everyone's opinion, because I want everyone to succeed. We're a team, we should be in it together," the 24-year-old England striker said.

"But I'm an attacker, I'm the penalty taker, so I want to score as many goals as I possibly can. But I understood everyone's opinion.

"Emotions do get high, but he's one of my closest team-mates. He has been since I joined the club. He's done so much for me. So he's all right."

Trippier joked that the pair should "get the boxing gloves in training!"

Newcastle's playoff first leg victory has all but booked their place in the last 16.

Gordon opened the scoring in the third minute and Malick Thiaw headed in from a corner six minutes later to earn an early two goal lead.

Gordon made it 3-0 from the spot in the 32nd minute following a handball, added his third a minute later after a defensive error and converted another penalty in added time before the break, when keeper Mateusz Kochalski brought him down inside the box.

Elvin Jafarguliyev pulled one back in the 56th minute before substitute Jacob Murphy's deflected strike in the 72nd minute sealed a dominant win for the Premier League side.

Eddie Howe's injury-hit side, the only Premier League team not to qualify directly for the last 16, arrived in Azerbaijan on the back of successive away wins over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and Aston Villa in the FA Cup.

They made it three on the spin in style, despite missing eight first-team players including regular captain Bruno Guimaraes, wasting no time on what was the longest journey ever undertaken by an English club for a Champions League away match, the 4070km trip from Newcastle to Baku.

Elsewhere, Bodo/Glimt secured an upset 3-1 victory over Serie A leaders Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League playoff.

Kasper Hogh proved instrumental with two assists and a goal.

The result added another chapter to Glimt's golden run in this year's Champions League.

The Norwegians pulled off a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the league phase and came from behind to defeat Atletico Madrid 2-1 and secure their place in the playoffs.