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Newcastle: Eddie Howe accepts he will be asked questions about club's Saudi Arabian owners

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe accepts he will be asked about the club's Saudi Arabian majority owners but says his "specialist subject is football".

He said on Wednesday: "Football is what I know and what I've trained to do.

"As soon as I deviate from that into an area where I don't feel qualified to have a huge opinion, I think I go into dangerous ground."

Newcastle were taken over in October by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium.

The country's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - of which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is chairman - has an 80% stake in the club.