Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has brought up the topic of time wasting yet again.
The English head coach was furious when Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag stated his Magpies side wasted time in games.
He was adamant his team did not play in such a way, even though stats from last season did show the ball being in play for less time during Newcastle games than most top flight teams.
"That's not been our intention," said Howe.
"Our intention has just been to play the game as we feel it should be played.
"We feel we're a high-energy, high-tempo team. We want the ball in play. We want quick games. We want to try and entertain so there's no part of us that goes into the game in a negative frame of mind.
"A lot was made of our game management last year and I felt it was falsely reported. The stats may say something slightly different but if you watched us play, you would have seen a different style to the one that was painted in certain areas of the media.
"We will just play the game as we see it. We're not trying to make any points or prove anything - we're just trying to win the game."
