Newcastle v Liverpool: Premier League – live
Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at St James’ Park
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More from Eddie Howe’s chat with Sky. “It’s not where we want to be at this moment in time … entering the new season without a recognised centre-forward … what I would say is that Anthony Gordon has played the position really well for us historically … and last week, though he didn’t score … he led the line really well … I expect him to do the same today … he enjoys the position … he wants to play there … counter-attacking is not fundamentally the most important thing in our performance … defensively our off-the-ball structure has to be right … we have to minimise their threats … but we are at home and we believe with the creative players we have on the pitch … we can cause any team problems.”
Sky Sports get Eddie Howe on the mic, and immediately ask if there are any updates on the Alexander Isak saga. “No, absolutely nothing to update you with, unfortunately,” he straight-bats.
