Wayne Rooney calms Newcastle United’s Champions League fears with new message

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Newcastle United may have dropped points on Sunday but remain in a strong position in the battle for Champions League qualification.  

As it stands, Newcastle United will qualify for the Champions League. They sit fourth in the Premier League but have little margin for error left ahead of the final three games, starting with a massive clash against Chelsea at St James’ Park on Sunday. 

Eddie Howe’s side drew 1-1 with Brighton on Sunday but there are positives to take. They battled back from behind against a team who have constantly bested them at the Amex Stadium over the last few years. 

Beat Chelsea on Sunday and what has already been an historic campaign should end in a return to Europe’s elite club competition. Things are looking positive, even if not claiming all three points in a race this tight is a blow.

Indeed, pundit Wayne Rooney thinks they are only a few tweaks away from getting back to winning ways on a consistent basis. 

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Wayne Rooney’s Newcastle United verdict

Speaking on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, Rooney moved to assure supporters that Newcastle would soon start winning games “comfortably”.  

The Manchester United and England legend revealed he really enjoys watching Howe’s side, having been impressed by their desire to keep pushing in games. Rooney also thinks they dominated the game against Brighton.

“I think Newcastle are a really good team and a good watch as well,” he said.

“They dominated the game. They were unfortunate to go a goal behind, but what I liked about them was that they kept pushing.

“They kept finding themselves in the right areas and doing the right things – it was just their little details. They have to get those right and then they win games comfortably.”

Wayne Rooney’s Newcastle warning to Manchester United

Rooney seems to rate Newcastle highly, both this season and in terms of what’s to come.

Indeed, Rooney thinks Manchester United should be scared of Newcastle, who have overtaken them in the Premier League’s power positions.  

It’s hard to disagree. Howe’s side have won 20 of their last 27 games and a draw away at Brighton is hardly a disaster, even if the fact Manchester City, Aston Villa and Chelsea won their games this weekend further tighten the Premier League table.  

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
2	ArsenalArsenal	35	18	13	4	64	31	33	67
3	Man CityManchester City	35	19	7	9	67	43	24	64
4	NewcastleNewcastle	35	19	6	10	66	45	21	63
5	ChelseaChelsea	35	18	9	8	62	41	21	63
6	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	34	18	6	10	53	41	12	60

Hopefully, Rooney’s right. If Newcastle’s big players are on form for what are effectively three cup finals to come, the Champions League will return to St James’.