Eddie Howe insists there is no such thing as a "good time" to play Liverpool at Anfield. The Magpies will be the first team to square up to Jurgen Klopp's side since Liverpool hammered AFC Bournemouth 9-0 on Saturday afternoon in a record-equalling scoreline in the Premier League.
United carry the weight of history with them into this fixture after failing to win a top-flight fixture in 28 years at the venue, a run that includes the infamous 4-3 defeat to Liverpool in 1996 when Newcastle surrendered the title.
Looking ahead to the game, Howe said: "I don't know if there is a good time to play Liverpool. Man City and Liverpool were the leading lights of the division and the hardest teams to play against but we will look forward to it."
