Group D leaders Newcastle are back in Europa League action on Thursday night when they host Club Brugge, and on Wednesday morning they held their final training session ahead of the game against the Belgian outfit.

It remains to be seen who Alan Pardew will pick for the match but all the big hitters were on the training pitch, including the likes of Hatem Ben Arfa, Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote.

But teenagers like Adam Campbell and Gael Bigirimana were also involved in the drills, suggesting that the mix of youth and experience which has so far served the Magpies so well in the competition could once again be utilised.

Very much in the experienced camp is United's Club Photographer of almost 20 years, Ian Horrocks, who brought nufc.co.uk this gallery from Benton.