Questions over whether Álvaro Arbeloa and Matthias Jaissle have what it takes to succeed in the Premier League remain unanswered after these two young foreign managers watched their sides grind out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.

Arbeloa’s Fulham lacked fizz, physicality and personality before rescuing a point thanks to a late equaliser from Rodrigo Muniz, while Newcastle displayed little of Jaissle’s high-octane philosophy and squandered the chance to move into the top half after failing to build on a vicious opening goal from Jacob Murphy.

A second consecutive away win in the league was on the cards when Murphy seized on an error from César Palacios and scored in the 80th minute.…