Keegan Says Toon Will Once Again Challenge The Mancs!

"But perhaps the 6-0 defeat at Old Trafford six weeks ago is more important.

"Man for man they are better than what we can put out, but if we can perform as a team, Man City showed a couple of weeks ago that they are not invincible.

"They got in front of them, stood up to them and then had the courage to play. While they are an excellent side and they set the standards along with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, they are not infallible.

"We have to push that to one side.

"We went there managerless, no disrespect to the caretaker. They were 0-0 at half-time and did have a couple of opportunities. After that they fell to bits and it could have been more than six, but Man United can do that to anybody.

"I would think we would get a reaction to that. We have got to let Man United know we think differently now and are capable of a different performance over 90 minutes, although if they looked at us playing Villa second half, they would think we were the same team. I am aware of the pluses and minuses.

"It would be easy for me to say we are a different team now.

"You do not beat Man United 5-0.

"It was an amazing game in that respect. When you analyse the game, the season before when we lost, we played just as well. The difference was we scored some fantastic goals.

"I don't think we got carried away. I did not even stay out at the end. I just stood at the top of the stairs watching the Man U players coming back in.

"The last one up was Cantona. He just shook my hand and said 'Effin' good team.' His English was perfect. You have got to enjoy days like that but you must not think in itself, it means anything, it is just one result and three points."

It's a tough job for Newcastle, as the current champions have won at St James' in five of their last six visits.
 
Sir Alex Ferguson: "Newcastle is one of my favourite venues. I've always enjoyed going there, seeing the passion of their fans. I enjoy that.

"It is one of the main games of the season in the sense it's a football occasion against football-minded people."