Newcastle v Liverpool Match Build-Up: Can Jaissle Cheer Up The Toon?
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Newcastle have endured a summer of pain.
Not only has manager Eddie Howe walked, but they have failed to attract big names and have lost a massive core of their squad. It's up to young German manager Matthias Jaissle to turn the fortunes of the Toon Army around.
Liverpool have also had a summer of change. Arne Slot is gone, and former Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has been appointed to get Liverpool back to the top.
Match Build-Up
Matthias Jaissle takes his first game in English football, having built a strong reputation in Austria and Saudi Arabia.
However, he inherits a Newcastle side without three key performers: Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes all departed for Barcelona, Tottenham and Arsenal respectively over the summer.
The Magpies finished a disappointing 12th last term and are widely tipped to struggle again, though they've brought in winger Bazoumana Toure for a club-record £42.8m and goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek from Braga.
Andoni Iraola arrives at Anfield from Bournemouth to replace Arne Slot, who was sacked following a poor fifth-place finish last season.
Iraola has seen his side lose several key starters too.
Ibrahima Konate (Real Madrid), club legend Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor) and long-serving full-back Andy Robertson (Tottenham) have all departed after successful spells on Merseyside.
Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz arrived for a combined £90m to help fill the gaps, though there's no direct like-for-like replacement yet for Salah, putting extra weight on the shoulders of Florian Wirtz and former Newcastle star Alexander Isak.
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Key Talking Points
Can Newcastle cope with the loss of three key men?
Losing Gordon, Tonali and Guimaraes in one window has left Newcastle without a spine in their side, and pre-season form has been mixed, with just two wins from their last five games.
New signing Bazoumana Toure will have the weight of Tyneside on his shoulders, but at 20 years of age it may take time for him to settle.
They also have the uncertainty of a new goalkeeper in Lukas Hornicek. Whilst the signing is long overdue, it's always a gamble settling on a new keeper after the initial success of Nick Pope.
Who fills the goalscoring void left by Salah?
It was always expected that Mo Salah would depart Liverpool this summer, but the Egyptian King leaves colossal boots to fill.
That places a lot of expectation on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak to be even more productive than last season, with Cody Gakpo and youngster Rio Ngumoha also likely to carry more of the creative burden out wide.
Iraola's own absentee list is sizeable too, with Hugo Ekitike, Alexis Mac Allister, Conor Bradley and Curtis Jones among those missing, adding further uncertainty to how his attack lines up on Tyneside.
Does history at St James' Park mean anything under two new managers?
Liverpool have been dominant in this fixture over the past few years, unbeaten in 19 Premier League meetings with Newcastle, and have won six of their last nine top-flight visits to St James' Park.
Recent meetings between these sides have also been decided by very late goals, so neither manager should expect an easy night on the touchline even if the pattern of results favours the visitors.
Team News & Lineups
Newcastle are without Lewis Miley, Dan Burn, Valentino Livramento, and Joelinton through injury.
Liverpool are missing Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Joseph Gomez, Curtis Jones, and Hugo Ekitiké through injury.
Predicted Lineups
Newcastle: Hornícek; Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Dedic; Bamba, Ramsey; Barnes, Wissa, Elanga; Osula
Liverpool: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
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