Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul has hailed his teammates for putting their early-season woes behind them en route to an "incredible" run of form.

The Magpies continue to grow stronger after beating Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday for what was their fourth successive win in all competitions - including a 2-0 victory away to Manchester City in the League Cup.

Alan Pardew's side had not won any of their first seven Premier League games of the season, culminating in weekly protests from the fans against the 53-year-old manager.

"To win four in a row is incredible," Krul told the club's official website. "The spirit we showed again [against Liverpool] is what we've showed the last week, we've just kept grafting for each other.

"Every single player on that pitch is really working hard for each other, so it's nice. We've stuck together. We've been unlucky at the start [of the season].

"We've had a lot of stick - some I've agreed with, some I really didn't agree with. But now, we've just turned it around and we look like a solid team with some real quality up front."

United, who sit 12th in the Premier League table, travel away to West Bromwich Albion next Sunday.