Chelsea, Daryl Janmaat says Newcastle United are not
scared of Manchester City.
Daryl Janmaat insists Newcastle United will visit Manchester
City without fear as Steve McClaren's men seek a first Premier
League victory of the campaign.
McClaren went into last Saturday's game with Chelsea under
significant pressure having seen his side tumble out of the
League Cup at the hands of Championship side Sheffield
Wednesday three days earlier.
Newcastle responded with a strong performance against the
defending Premier League champions, Ayoze Perez and
Georginio Wijnaldum giving them a 2-0 lead before Ramires and
Willian ensured a share of the spoils for Chelsea.
That result keeps Newcastle in the bottom three with just three
points to their name, and it is unlikely to get any easier for the
Tyneside club at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Newcastle won 2-0 at City in the League Cup last season
but their last away league win came in September 2000 at
Maine Road, with their previous three visits seeing them
concede 13 goals without reply.
However, with City having lost their last two league matches
and surrendered top spot to Manchester United, Newcastle can
afford to at least have some hope of ending that barren run.
Right-back Janmaat said: "It's important to go there on
Saturday with nothing to fear.
City started the season brilliantly,
but maybe they are struggling a little bit more at the moment
with a couple of defeats in the league.
"Hopefully the result and performance against Chelsea has
answered a few questions. If we play like we did against them, I
don't think anyone would be wanting to play us, including City."
Steven Taylor (hamstring), Massadio Haidara (knee), Paul
Dummett (hamstring) and Emmanuel Riviere (knee) are all
unavailable for Newcastle. Jack Colback (knock) and Rolando
Aarons (calf) are also doubts but Cheick Tiote and Papiss Cisse
are back in training.
City captain Vincent Kompany is out with a calf problem and
Yaya Toure is unlikely to be risked with a hamstring issue.
David Silva is to be assessed after making his return from a calf
complaint in the 2-1 Champions League win over Borussia
Monchengladbach on Wednesday.
Eliaquim Mangala (muscle), Gael Clichy (ankle), Fabian Delph
(hamstring), Samir Nasri and Kelechi Iheanacho (knocks) are all
sidelined for the hosts, who required a last-gasp Sergio Aguero
penalty to see off Gladbach.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was not satisfied with City's performance
in Germany but is hopeful it can be used as a springboard for a
return to form.
Hart said: "The win is important and we really need to improve,
but as badly as we played I think we still deserved to win. We
need to get back to the first five games of the Premier League,
where we were more of a balanced team.
"But the season is a long season, so you have got different
stages. Hopefully that will put us in a good place for the
Newcastle game."
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