Newcastle boss looking to make life difficult for Arsenal following Man Utd draw

Steve McClaren looking to make life difficult for Arsenal

NEWCASTLE manager Steve McClaren wants his players to be 'better on the ball' when they host Arsenal at St James' Park tomorrow (12:45pm).

 

After picking up one point from his first two games in charge, McClaren was delighted to come away from Manchester United with a goalless draw last week.

The Magpies boss is now hoping his side can capitalise on the result and make life difficult for title contenders Arsenal.

 

"To beat any of the top four teams you need to defend well, be compact and heroic," McClaren said.

"We need to repeat that and be better on the ball especially at home where we need to keep the ball better than we did last week.

"With a sell-out crowd behind us we can hopefully make it very difficult for Arsenal."

McClaren, who joined from Derby County in June, went on to say that he's hoping for a quiet end to the transfer window next week.

"We've not got anything up our sleeve and we have no intention of losing anyone," the former England boss added.