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\nNEWCASTLE: Head coach Eddie Howe is facing a real selection crisis as Newcastle United\u2019s unbeaten start to the season faces its sternest test so far against Liverpool.<\/p>\n
\nThe Magpies head to Anfield on Wednesday having avoided defeat in all five games so far this season but will be without a number of key players. In addition they are still awaiting the green light, in the form of a work permit, for club record buy Alexander Isak to play.<\/p>\n
\nUnited will again be without Bruno Guimaraes, Callum Wilson and Jonjo Shelvey, and added to the absentee list this week are Allan Saint-Maximin, Emil Krafth and Manchester United-bound Martin Dubravka.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe have a few injuries at the moment, that\u2019s obvious. I don\u2019t think any of them are long-term apart from Emil,\u201d said Howe.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful we will get the main body of the squad back fit pretty quickly. Certainly for this game, we\u2019re slightly stretched.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added that in particular, he does not expect the influential Guimaraes to be out of action for long.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe\u2019s doing well,\u201d Howe said of the Brazilian international. \u201cI don\u2019t know about this game coming up but hopefully not far after, if he doesn\u2019t make this game. He\u2019s very positive, in good spirits and desperate to get back and be involved.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe\u2019s a big player for us and we need to get him back as quickly as possible. It\u2019s a slight hamstring. (Against) Tranmere, we brought him on for five minutes at the end in case we needed him to take a penalty. We wanted him to be warm enough to take that penalty; we didn\u2019t want to bring him on with 10 seconds left. At that stage of the game we were under pressure and, unfortunately, he felt something in his hamstring.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHowe expressed more concern about Saint-Maximin, who was United\u2019s savior in their two most recent Premier League games, contributing a goal and three assists.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got Maxi (out), who is a worry for us at the moment,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was late in the game on the back of his sprint to try to save the goal.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou look at the injury lists around the country, they\u2019re the same (long). I don\u2019t think we\u2019re alone on this. You look at Liverpool\u2019s injury list this season, it\u2019s been long. The teams that play that way, naturally there is a slight cost to it. We certainly want to get all our players fit as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nUnited are still waiting for the paperwork for Isak\u2019s work permit to be processed by authorities so that he is cleared to play. They filed the relevant forms for the former Real Sociedad player ahead of last Sunday\u2019s game against Wolves but have not yet received the permit. The Sweden international watched from the terraces at Molineux as the Magpies rescued a point late on in a 1-1 draw, and Howe is hoping his new signing will not be forced to do the same on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know, I desperately hope so,\u201d the coach said when asked whether Isak is likely to play. \u201cIt would be great to see him involved for us but we\u2019re still in the hands of other people.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI desperately hope that it gets done before the game but there is no guarantee as I sit here, now. (The cut-off point), I think it\u2019s 75 minutes before kick-off. It could go down to the wire; we\u2019ll wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHowe also revealed the club will still be taking an active interest during the final days of the transfer window but does not anticipate any big news between now and Sept. 1.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased with the business we\u2019ve done,\u201d he said. \u201cThe injuries we have are believed to be short term. There might be a bit of short-term pain around the squad but longer-term, when those bodies are back fit, I think we\u2019re very strong.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat\u2019s not to say we are totally closed off. We\u2019re obviously still looking but I don\u2019t expect any major business to be done.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf the window closed now, I\u2019d be happy. We haven\u2019t signed huge but I think that can sometimes be a strength, because the dynamic of the group doesn\u2019t change as much, but I do think we\u2019ve signed quality and that\u2019s so important.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAsked whether this means United will primarily be looking at loan signings during the remainder of the transfer window, Howe replied: \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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