Rafa Benitez has backed Newcastle to get enough points to beat a rampant Liverpool in the race for Champions League football.
Newcastle, Manchester United and Liverpool are battling it out for the final two spots in the Premier League's top four. Eddie Howe's side are currently in third, level on points with Erik ten Hag's team in fourth. Jurgen Klopp's men are one point further back in fifth.
Newcastle and Man Utd both have a game in hand on Liverpool, but the latter side have won seven consecutive Premier League games to jump into contention. Yet Benitez, who managed both Newcastle and Liverpool, thinks the Reds will miss out.
