Gordon eyeing 20-goal mark as 'biggest' week looms | OneFootball

Returning to the starting XI after illness saw him begin on the bench in the home draw with Barça last week, Gordon scored the only goal at Stamford Bridge to cap a tireless display.

Now he can't wait for a huge week as United travel to the Camp Nou on Wednesday night then take on Sunderland on Sunday, and he insisted: "You give absolutely everything to be in those games."

Here are some of the England international's post-match thoughts from SW6:

On this week's upcoming fixtures with Barcelona and Sunderland...

"They're the biggest games, the best games for every player. That's what you dream of growing up. You give absolutely everything to be in those games.

"It's a derby, it's the Champions League Round of 16, against Barcelona. That's the pinnacle of football. That's exactly where you want to be.

"Football is momentum. Usually it swings one way or the other, and we've got that good momentum. We need to keep it. I feel like we have been performing well for a while - probably been a little bit inconsistent results-wise, but we haven't deserved it. I feel like we've been consistently performing, and that was a massive performance. Good timing for the performance, and hopefully we can carry on with it."

On the weekend win at Chelsea...

"They're a top team, we knew what kind of game it was going to be, but with the week ahead we've got it was good preparation. It's good to have the momentum of winning the game, defending, a clean sheet. I think the style in which we won will be important for the next game, because it might be a similar style of game; they've got some great players like Chelsea, ball players. (Barcelona play) a similar style, so good preparation.

"Since I've been here, the Newcastle I know at their very best is when everyone's defending together, when we're blocking shots, stopping crosses, doubling up in wide areas. That's when we're truly at our best, because we're dogs, we're relentless in everything we do."

On his 16th goal of the campaign...

"Sixteen - not bad, is it? No, listen, that was all down to (Tino Livramento and Joe Willock). That goal is as easy as they come, just tap it in the net. It was all about Tino's pass - a right back having the awareness to turn, dribble and play that kind of pass is why he's a top level player, but then 'Willy', it's very easy, I've been in that position myself, where you want to just go head down, you want to score a goal, you've got a man behind you and you don't want to take too many risks. But he had the awareness, he was quick enough and just very, very unselfish. I'm very thankful for him.

"I want to keep going. I've said this plenty of times to you, we've had plenty of these interviews over the three-and a-half years I've been here, but I want to get to 17 first, and then we'll see where we go from there."