Toon in training: Fired up for the Foxes

Joselu trained having overcome the ankle injury which saw him miss last weekend's win over Huddersfield, but Islam Slimani is ineligible to face his parent club.

The King Power Stadium was the venue for Benítez's first game in charge of Newcastle just over two years ago as United were eventually relegated but, as club photographer Serena Taylor's gallery shows, there's a very different mood around the training ground these days...

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