Paul Merson has predicted on SportsKeeda that Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will get the better of Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United this weekend.
Newcastle will take on Liverpool at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Saturday.
Former Arsenal star Merson believes that Liverpool will win the match 3-1.
The Sky Sports pundit has added that he does not think Liverpool manager Klopp will not change the team that won against Villarreal in the Champions League in midweek.
Merson wrote on SportsKeeda: “You’ve got a team that’s won four on the trot playing against a phenomenal Liverpool side this weekend. This game will tell Newcastle how far they’ve come and how far they’ve got to go.
“I’d be shocked if Jurgen Klopp rotated his team this weekend. Villarreal were well out of their depth last night and aren’t going to score three goals next week.
“Liverpool can even afford to lose that game, but they cannot drop points here. Liverpool must win this game because a draw is no good.
“City and Liverpool are miles ahead of every other Premier League team at the moment.
“Newcastle have done great – don’t get me wrong – but they’ll face a different kind of opponent in Liverpool.”
Who’ll win Newcastle United v Liverpool?
In our opinion, Liverpool will win against Newcastle in the Premier League this weekend.
Yes, Newcastle are doing well under manager Eddie Howe and are safe from relegation, but we do not think that the Magpies are strong enough to get the better of a Liverpool team who are on a roll.
Liverpool are winning matches at will and are defensively very strong as well.
Now, of course, we know how the St. James’ Park faithful can be for a football match.
However, Liverpool players are used to playing in hostile grounds, and we do not think that they will be affected much by the Newcastle fans at St. James’ Park.
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