Keegan efter matchen
Härmed följer Kevin Keegans uttalanden efter matchen mot Hartlepool United som Newcastle vann med 4-1 efter ett hat-trick av Duff och ytterligare ett mål av Guthrie.
Keegan om varför Owen och Beye fick avstå från matchen.
"Habib and Michael both had tight calf muscles,
"It's nothing serious but we decided it wasn't worth risking them."
Keegan om Damien Duffs insats
"He looks very sharp,
"It's the first time in three or four years that he has had a pre-season.
"He has missed all pre-season training in the last three and any pro will tell you, that is of major importance to get that in because it gives you a base for the season.
"He has looked very sharp. He says his weight is down to what it was when he was 17, 18, and he looked like a 17 or 18-year-old out there.
"He was very good and the three goals were nice to see. He has worked very, very hard, as have all the players.
Keegan om Danny Guthries insats
"He was very good. I wanted to play him from the start, but he has just had a little bit of a problem,
"They do get a lot of niggles at this time of the year.
"He has had a little bit of a problem with sore shins, so we just backed off.
"But he came on for the second half and within four or five minutes, he had made a goal and scored a goal.
"I think he will be a tremendous asset to us. He is a typical Liverpool player, he passes the ball really well and you don't see him give it away very often.
"The goal was probably a bonus."
Keegan om nyförvärv
"We only had two players (on the bench) today who I would call senior players with us, so that gave us a total of 12 outfield players.
"We are like a lot of clubs at the moment, everyone is waiting for something to happen. We are still looking.
"They will definitely be in by the end of the transfer window because you just can't go into the Premier League with this small squad we have got.
"But everyone is working hard and we will see what happens."
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