Anthony Gordon has underlined the importance of keeping Liverpool's players on their toes for the full match at St. James' Park - stressing that even if early setbacks occur, Newcastle cannot take its foot off the pedal against the Premier League leader.
The high-flying Reds, who just secured a vital win over Manchester City, are now nine points ahead of Arsenal in second, but the Magpies have shown they can hold their own against top competitors this season - with favorable results against Arsenal and City in front of the home crowd.
Gordon, once eyed by the Merseyside team, emphasized the need for relentless pressure and persistence until the last whistle, referencing Newcastle's previous clash where it led after his goal and a red card for Virgil van Dijk, only to see Darwin Nunez turn the game around for Liverpool in the final moments.
Gordon told NUTV: "We need to start like we always do at St James'. Put them under pressure, really go for them and maintain the performance." The thing is with teams like Liverpool, Arsenal and City is if we do score, if we do go behind, we have got to understand that the game is not over. You just have to keep going right until the very end because those teams come and come again.
"That's their main strength. They create so many chances but to be fair against Arsenal and City, we did that very well. We conceded early against City and kept going until the end. We scored early against Arsenal and kept going until the end and got two great results so, hopefully, it will be more of the same against Liverpool."
Gordon, 23, is enjoying a decent season with Newcastle, scoring twice and providing one assist in 12 Premier League appearances. The former Everton winger will be looking to regain his impressive form from last term, when he scored 12 goals and provided 11 assists in all competitions to earn a spot in England's squad for Euro 2024.