Steve watson

With Nottingham Forest: Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe said his side will need to play "close to a perfect game" if they're to topple Premier League leaders Liverpool on Thursday (IST).

It is a tough ask for the Magpies, with Arne Slot's Reds currently 11 points clear at the summit and boasting a fine home record against Newcastle. The English head coach further went on to label the atmosphere at Anfield Stadium as special.

"We need to be close to a perfect game from our perspective. Learning from the recent game against Manchester City would be a good starting point for us where we didn't execute the aggressive game plan that we wanted and we didn't attack the game well enough.