Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has dismissed talk of facing a weakened Liverpool XI today.
Liverpool have benched Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcantara for the 12:30pm kickoff at St James' Park.
Howe said, "I don't think there is such a thing as weak Liverpool side, we know it will be a difficult game and are ready for the best Liverpool.
"The main thing for us is our performance, we have set very high standards in recent weeks - we don't want to drop below those. the commitment from the team has been there. hopefully we can show what we can do on the ball as well.
"We have really enjoyed it, it is different for us but we have enjoyed the area - it has been long hours, hard work, but we have tried to embrace everything to do with Newcastle and it is a pleasure to play here."
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