Liverpool could lead to the Premier League with a victory over Newcastle and put pressure on Man City.
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A win for Jurgen Klopp’s team will make them two points ahead of City in the title race.
If Pep Guardiola’s country slips on Eland Road, the fate of Liverpool will move into their hands.
However, Klopp will not underestimate Newcastle – just as he was not at Villarreal in the first semi-final of the Champions League earlier this week.
Magpies are well away from falling out, but show no signs of downing tools.
They have won their last four games and are looking to gain momentum next season.
However, Eddie Howe has five players who are not available for the Reds.
English national Kieran Tripier returns to training after a fracture of the metatarsal bone.
And yet this match comes too early for the defender.
Callum Wilson (Achilles and the Calf) is also making decent progress, but he is not as advanced as Tripier.
Ryan Fraser (hamstring) may not play again this season until Isaac Hayden (knee) and Jamal Lewis (groin) were registered in the updated 25-member Magpies Premier League.
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