Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has sent a warning to Sunday’s opponents Arsenal by claiming that The Magpies will prove how good they are when they get head-to-head at St James Park.
Pardew’s men saw off nine-men Stoke City in yesterday’s six-goal thriller as they came from 1-0 down to eventually win 5-1, but the boss knows that Sunday is the real test for the in-form side.
Unbeaten in four games, Newcastle have climbed up to 6th in the league and are only six point behind league leaders Arsenal, and Pardew is ready for his players to show how good they are when the two sides meet at the weekend.
Pardew said: ‘I look at the team and we have got some tremendous assets who haven’t been seen for a while – Hatem Ben Arfa did some unbelievable things today; Papiss Cisse scored; Shola Ameobi made another telling contribution and Massadio Haidara showed his influence with that left foot of his, with which he hit some great balls in.
‘We have got a lot of assets in the background, and it’s about just keeping rolling along and trying to win as many games as we can.
‘We have been on an incredible run, really. I’m not sure any team has beaten that run over the last nine or 10 games this season, even Arsenal, so we have set ourselves up for what will be an intriguing encounter, and we will probably know a little bit more about this team after Arsenal.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
