MATT KETCHELL
DEPUTY EDITOR
@Ketchell
As a Newcastle fan, seeing the club chasing a Champions League spot late last season, Liverpool gave me sleepless nights. With 11 games left, Newcastle were third, eight points above Liverpool in eighth, but I felt Jurgen Klopp’s men were the real threat.
The Reds drew their next games at Chelsea and home to Arsenal, then won seven in a row. The season’s end came too soon for them, but
