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April 13, 2016

Have no regrets, Benitez tells troubled Newcastle

Rafael Benitez has told his Newcastle players not to have any regrets

as they try to claw their way towards Premier League survival against

Swansea on Saturday.

Benitez is still awaiting his first victory as Newcastle manager and

the single point he has banked in his four matches has done little to

ease his troubled team’s hopes of avoiding relegation.

Newcastle are currently six points adrift of safety, but four of

their last six games are at St James’ Park and Benitez is desperate to

boost morale among the disgruntled Newcastle support with a performance

against Swansea that shows his players are battling to beat the drop.

“You feel the pressure fighting for titles or trying to avoid relegation,” former Real Madrid boss Benitez said.

“The only thing I’m asking the players is that they have to give

everything and finish the game without regret that they left everything

there.

“I think everybody expects that. The fans will be behind them if they do that.”

Meanwhile, Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater has insisted there will be no

change in the club’s approach as they eye a remarkable Premier League

title success.

The Midlands club were 5,000/1 outsiders to be crowned champions of England before the season started.

Yet they now lead England’s top flight by seven points from

second-placed Tottenham and head into Sunday’s match at home to West Ham

needing just three wins from their final five league games this season

to complete a stunning title success.

Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri has fostered a strong bond within the

squad at the King Power Stadium, but Drinkwater — one of several

Leicester players to have gained England recognition on the back of the

club’s performances this season — said there was no great mystery to

the team’s unity.

“There isn’t a secret to the

dressing-room camaraderie, it’s just that we’re a bunch of lads that get

along,” said the 26-year-old former Manchester United trainee.

“We’re all willing to work hard for each other on the pitch and it

shows by how well we graft out results,” he added, with Jamie Vardy’s

late double sealing a 2-0 victory against Sunderland last time out.

“We’re guaranteed a top-four place and that’s massive,” the midfielder explained.

“A lot of the lads probably didn’t realise how close we were to it and it’s just another step closer to our ultimate dream.

“People talk about three wins needed now, but one thing I was taught

as a youngster at Manchester United was to keep focused on the job.

“We’re taking it game by game and I can’t see that changing anytime soon.”

Tottenham, should Leicester win, could find themselves 10 points adrift by the time they kick-off away to Stoke on Monday.

Their fans have already won a ‘victory’ of sorts after a social media

campaign forced officials to pull Leicester-based referee Kevin Friend

from their match amid concerns he might be perceived to favour Stoke

because of the Foxes’ position.

“It seemed to be led by social media, which is maybe dangerous ground

if people on Twitter are going to tell the Premier League who to

appoint for individual games, so you have to be careful about that,”

said Stoke manager Mark Hughes.

Such is Leicester’s rock-solid form that Tottenham’s hopes of landing

a first English title since 1961 are hanging by a thread and Spurs

defender Toby Alderweireld said: “The title is difficult. Leicester has

everything in hand.

“However, we want to win the last five games to increase the pressure

on Leicester and keep the pursuers behind us,” added Alderweireld, who

scored in Spurs’ 3-0 win over Manchester United last time out.

Arsenal host London rivals Crystal Palace looking to cement third

place as they try to assure themselves of Champions League football for a

19th consecutive season.

At the other end of the table, Norwich will relegate basement club

Aston Villa before the Birmingham side face Manchester United on

Saturday if they avoid defeat in the early kick-off match against fellow

strugglers Sunderland.

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