Manchester City are currently second in current Premier League standings with 56 points.
Pep Guardiola’s side started the season with a fine run of form and had been top in league standings until they were overtaken by Liverpool.
The Manchester City manager has not only emphasised the need for an away victory over Newcastle, but for pristine performances from now until the end of the season in order to be in with a chance of challenging Jurgen Klopp’s outfit.
Speaking ahead of today’s game, Guardiola said: “I don’t know what we need to do to win the title but I’m pretty sure we’ll have to win a lot of games and the first one is Newcastle.
“They [Liverpool] are not going to drop too many in the Premier League and we are going to demand to be there, so all we can do is be there.
“They [the players] know it – we spoke about it.
“Before [with] 85, 87, 89 [points] – you could be champions. Now you have to be over 90 points. In both situations, [playing] later or earlier, we need to win the games.
“If not, it’s almost over. Every game is almost a final and it’s the same in the cups.”
The Manchester City boss admitted the most his team can do is keep winning games in order to apply pressure on Liverpool’s current Premier League lead of four points.
He went on: “All we can do is win our games and they will feel that Manchester City is always there. It’s all we can do.
“To play with them one point in front compared to four or seven or 10 – it’s different, of course, but all we can do is the same.”
Newcastle will be hoping to make the most of their home advantage this evening in order to secure valuable points.
The club is currently seventeenth in season standings, meaning it is currently involved in a battle to escape the feared relegation zone.
How to watch Man City vs Newcastle
Newcastle will host Manchester City at St. James’ Park this evening with kick-off taking place at 8pm.
However, BT Sport 1 (channel 408 BT TV, 413 Sky, 867 Sky HD) will air coverage from 7.30pm.
BT Sport will also be showing the match on desktop computers or laptops via the company’s own site.
The BT Sport enhanced video player is available online.
But EE mobile customers will be able to stream the game for free thanks to a subscription plan announced by the network.
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You can visit the EE website for more information on the BT Sports offer.