Allan Saint-Maximin says that Newcastle United should only focus on themselves as the League Cup reaches the quarter-final stage.
Newcastle are in the last eight for the first time since 2020/21 but Man City or Liverpool will be in the hat for the quarters as well as Premier League opposition such as Leicester, Southampton and Wolves. The draw takes place on Thursday night after the cup cracker between City and the Reds.
When asked on a preference for the last eight, Saint-Maximin told Chronicle Live: "We don't care. We only look at us, we are going to do everything we can to play against anybody and we just need to focus on ourselves and go by game by game. If we do that we will as many games as possible."
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Newcastle have only lost once since August in all competitions and are looking like a team who are hard to beat. When asked if they are good enough to win a trophy this term, the French winger said: "For that we always need luck. And we need to play very well. Let's see what happens next."
Saint-Maximin was not picked from the start against Bournemouth and now has a fight to get in Howe's starting line-up. After recovering from muscle problems, the ex-Nice star reflected: "I picked up an injury and I was not capable of going to the World Cup with the French team. "After you see France almost win the World Cup you feel we are nearly there.
"Now I am very focused on Newcastle to do everything for my club. It started with a win over Bournemouth. I am really excited to help my team win over Leicester."
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