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Newcastle United supporters were fearing the worst after watching Liverpool stuff Manchester City.
Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah cemented the Reds’ nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Astonishingly, Man City dropped out of the top four and sit 11 points adrift, with Arsenal in second place and Chelsea third.
Few knew much about Arne Slot when he succeeded popular manager Jurgen Klopp over the summer. However, he is now the red-hot favourite to equal the German’s title haul after one season.
Toon fans are now nervous about what could be in store for their team on Wednesday. Newcastle welcome Liverpool to St James’ Park looking in poor nick, with a point from two games against West Ham United and Crystal Palace stopping their momentum.
Eddie Howe’s men were gaining traction before the international break but now sit 11th after 13 games. To make matters worse, Newcastle are winless in 15 outings against the Reds, a run stretching back to 2015.
The Magpies have lost their last six on the bounce, all coming under Howe’s management, It is safe to say Newcastle fans are not in confident spirits ahead of the Premier League clash.
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“Slot has got Liverpool players so fit they are literally going man for man,” one comment read. “They’re that confident in each other. (If we) play with this aggression on Wednesday, we’re are in trouble.”
Another went as far as to boldly predict a Newcastle hiding. He posted: “This Liverpool team tears us apart on Wednesday night by the way.”
Steve McClaren was the last Newcastle manager to beat Liverpool almost nine years to the day from Wednesday’s game. Ironically, Georginio Wijnaldum bagged a brace, a player who later earned cult-hero status on Merseyside.
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