As Newcastle United continued to prepare for Saturday's visit of Leicester City, Rafa Benítez introduced some football tennis into Thursday's training session.
The aim of the game is to get the ball over the net, with one touch and one bounce permitted on each side, in teams of two - and Christian Atsu and Jacob Murphy emerged as the winners.
But there was also a more serious side to the session, with the game against the Foxes on the horizon, and Serena Taylor brought nufc.co.uk this gallery from United's Benton base.
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