Newcastle United forward Joelinton insists that the Magpies are only focusing on themselves ahead of the visit of Manchester United.
The game marks the end of a 16-day break for the Reds after successive postponements following the outbreak in the United squad.
Eddie Howe's side will be looking to make amends for the sobering defeat to Manchester City last week and end the run of three straight defeats - handing Ralf Rangnick his first as interim head coach in the process.
In the Premier League, the 63-year-old boasts a 100 per cent record since taking charge at the end of November after back-to-back triumphs over Crystal Palace and Norwich.
Newcastle are two points off safety as they sit level on points with the Canaries who remain at the foot of the table.
Despite their league position, the Brazilian says they need to prepare and concentrate in order to pick up the three points.
"I'm really looking forward to it, I'm excited; another home game, another opportunity to do better," he told NUFC TV via the Chronicle.
"I think we've been improving but given the results, not everyone sees that.
"We've been getting better in training day by day and we've prepared well this week to have a great game on Monday.
"I think they have quality, a very strong, experienced team. I don't know how their training has been - we need to think about ourselves.
"We're playing an important game at home and we have to go into the game with everything and play our part. I don't know whether they will come in stronger or weaker because of the pause.
"We need to prepare, concentrate, be fully focused and do our best the entire game - and get the win."
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