The battle for a Europa League spot next season will take centre stage at St James Park when Newcastle host Bolton on Saturday.
The two English Premier League clubs have had seasons that have exceeded expectations and sit in eighth (Bolton) and ninth spot respectively, with Newcastle two points shy of a European spot, and Bolton just one.
However, there is more than just a coveted Europa League spot on the line for Newcastle on Saturday, with redemption on the cards after Owen Coyle s side thrashed United 5-1 at the Reebok Stadium earlier this season.
Much has changed since, with United s lone scorer that day Andy Carroll now a Liverpool player and manager Chris Hughton no longer in the technical area after being replaced by Alan Pardew just two league games aft…
Hector Moreno believes Mexico can go into the FIFA World Cup in Brazil without the weight of expectation on their shoulders.
Mexico struggled in the CONCACAF section of qualifying, finishing fourth in a group of six, which was good enough to earn Miguel Herrera s men an intercontinental play-off against New Zealand.
A 9-3 aggregate success sealed an ultimately comfortable passage, and Moreno thinks he and his team-mates can begin the tournament against Cameroon on Friday without worry.
We re arriving under a lot less pressure than on past occasions, when people expected great things from the team, he told FIFA.com.
The general feeling is that we don t have anything to lose, and that s how we’re approaching it.
I think that we ll pleasantly surprise a lot …