Eddie Howe believes Newcastle United have grown significantly since their last visit to Anfield last December. That night, United were beaten 3-1 despite taking the lead through Jonjo Shelvey who scored a stunner against the Reds.
But it was as good as the night got for Newcastle and looking ahead to this clash, Howe said: "I certainly think we're in a stronger place than the game against Liverpool at Anfield when we were in a difficult position at that moment.
"We were just trying to stay in the game for as long as we could. I thought we performed well on the day but their quality won them the game."
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And Howe definitely feels Newcastle are in a better place than those early weeks when he first took over and lost against Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City.
Howe added: "I think we're in a stronger place. The injuries are a concern to us, but I think we're unbeaten, the players are playing in a style of football and way of playing that I believe they've got confidence in.
"We will be extremely tested in this game, it will be a really good examination of us, but I see no reason why we shouldn't go there and give another good account of ourselves and play without fear."
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