Jamaal Lascelles insists Newcastle’s players have no fear about getting the Premier League back on. The United skipper has given a bullish report on his squad’s first five days back training together and revealed they are “fully motivated” to complete the season.
Earlier this week on loan defender Danny Rose said players were being treated like “lab rats”. But Lascelles gave an upbeat assessment of training in small groups while maintaining social distance, ahead of a Premier League debate on full contact training next week.
He said: “We are ready to go. We are still motivated and have nine games to finish off. “It has been strange seeing the staff with personal protective equipment stuff on. “It is four to a pitch so we have social