Fergie: 'the best goal i've seen'

Shane Ferguson lauded Hatem Ben Arfa's wonder goal against Bolton as the best he's ever seen in the flesh - and revealed how he wants to learn from the French international. With the score at 0-0 and Newcastle struggling to break the visitors down, the gifted Gaul produced a turn in his own half which left Sam Ricketts floundering before bursting through the middle of the Trotters defence and poking the ball past Adam Bogdan. It changed the game, with Papiss Cisse adding a second as United ran out 2-0 winners, and was the latest in a long line of super strikes from Ben Arfa, who now has six for the season - each one of them special in their own way. His effort against Blackburn in the FA Cup, in particular, was one for the scrapbook but his latest was arguably even better - certainly in the eyes of fellow left-footer Ferguson, who told nufc.co.uk that it was top of the list when it came to goals he has seen live. "Aye, definitely," he said. "The turn at the beginning started it off, then what he did after. People were trying to kick him and he just stayed on his feet, and then the finish too. "There's not many people who can do it. He's just a talent and in training he does that day in, day out. "It's good for us youngsters because we're learning stuff off him - all the new tricks and stuff. You just want to be like that. "He's something special, and what he does with the ball is just frightening. It just shows what he can do. He's getting fitter and fitter each time and it shows there on the pitch." Ben Arfa is getting stronger as the season goes on, and the same could be said for 20-year-old Ferguson, who has figured in three of the Magpies' last four games after recovering from a groin injury sustained on international duty with Northern Ireland. He replaced James Perch at half-time and earned praise from Alan Pardew for the impact he made on the left wing. "I loved it," he smiled. "It was great to get on. It was disappointing that Perchy came off injured but I was just glad to get on the pitch. "I just tried to make an impact, really. I tried to get at their defenders and work hard for the team. "It's just good to be involved with the team as we come towards the end of the season. The lads have been fantastic and they just want to take each game as it comes and see how it goes for the rest of the season."