Alexander Isak was left out and Howe's Newcastle absence explanation didn't wash with a former Celtic defender

Eddie Howe has said that he can’t ‘guarantee’ that Alexander Isak will remain at Newcastle this summer, amid ongoing speculation over a potential move to Liverpool.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers praised Newcastle United’s ‘incredible’ support at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon.

Tomorrow sees Celtic Park welcome its first guests of the new season, as the players return from the muggy heat of Portugal to the more palatable climes of Glasgow’s east end — and none other than Newcastle United are making the journey north, complete with ten thousand Geordies. This should be fun!

Eddie Howe, too, felt honoured to be approached by Celtic — first, tentatively, last November, when he declined on the basis that he was only three months into a career break after leaving ...

Eddie Howe watched his Newcastle United side kick-off pre-season with a comprehensive 4-0 defeat at Celtic on Saturday afternoon.