Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is considering a first start for Anthony Gordon against Liverpool this weekend.
Gordon, a 40million addition from Everton last month, made his second appearance for his new club off the bench in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
Asked if Gordon's 30-minute cameo on the south coast had put him in the frame to start next weekend, Howe admitted: "Yeah, he has.
"It will be interesting! But I have to say he's trained really well, played really well in the two games he has had and we're delighted with him.
"Yeah I think at times you have to be flexible. You can have a preferred way of playing but we'll always be able to tweak certain personnel or systems and you have to.
"We were quite prepared to do that, we were prepared to do it and we knew it was an option for us. Anthony came on and did really well in that central zone."