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Darragh MacAnthony praises former Newcastle United youngster Ivan Toney

Nathan Ake of AFC Bournemouth and Ivan Toney of Wigan Athletic in action during the The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between AFC Bournemouth a...
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Ivan Toney joined Peterborough United from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window.

Ivan Toney of Scunthorpe United looks to play the ball watched by Jordan Turnbull of Northampton Town during the Sky Bet League One match between Scunthorpe United and Northampton Town at...

Peterborough United chairman Darragh MacAnthony has praised former Newcastle United striker Ivan Toney on social networking site Twitter.

MacAnthony has spoken highly of the 22-year-old former Newcastle striker following Peterborough’s 3-2 win against Southend United away from home in League One on Saturday afternoon.

Toney, who joined Peterborough form Newcastle in the summer transfer window, scored the winner in the 87th minute.

MacAnthony has praised the 22-year-old former Northampton Town youngster on Twitter, and believes that he is one “hell of a player for his age”.

Nathan Ake of AFC Bournemouth and Ivan Toney of Wigan Athletic in action during the The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between AFC Bournemouth and Wigan Athletic at Vitality Stadium on...

Toney is a very talented and promising young striker, but the 22-year-old struggled to make a huge impact during his time at Newcastle.

The youngster is doing well for The Posh at the moment, and the 22-year-old can only get better in the coming months.

Steve Evans’s side are going strong in League One at the moment and are aiming to win automatic promotion to the Championship at the end of the season.

Ivan Toney of Peterborough United and Jake Bidwell of Queens Park Rangers in action during the Carabao Cup First Round match between Queens Park Rangers and Peterborough United at Loftus...