Five things we learned before Newcastle vs Sunderland

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 01: Newcastle fans await the arrival of the travelling Sunderland fans, who will escorted into the stadium by police prior to kickoff during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James' Park on February 1, 2014 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

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Rafa Benitez has been working the Newcastle United squad hard.

In the week leading up to the Sunderland game, Benitez reported that the team has been training as normal, apart from a double training session on Friday to work on their tactics.

The Chronicle reported that the Spanish boss said: “We organised a double training session because we needed to prepare tactically.

“There were two or three things that we wanted to do.”

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