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Liverpool v Newcastle team selector: Fans pick Jonjo Shelvey to replace injured Sean Longstaff

Newcastle United fans believe Jonjo Shelvey is the right man to replace Sean Longstaff in the starting eleven at Anfield.

Steve Bruce confirmed on Friday that academy product Longstaff suffered an ankle injury in training which is currently being assessed by the Magpies' medical staff.

The injury blow left Shelvey and Ki Sung-Yueng vying for a starting spot alongside Isaac Hayden.

And in our team selector tool, fans have picked the England international for the daunting lunchtime kick-off at league leaders Liverpool.

The supporter-chosen eleven is otherwise unchanged from the side which drew at home to rock-bottom Watford.

Premier League new boys Emil Krafth and Jetro Willems were picked on either side of the established trio of Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles and Paul Dummett.

Shelvey sits in with Hayden, and Miguel Almiron and Christian Atsu are the men tasked by fans with supporting lone forward Joelinton.

The bookies are offering odds of 22/1 just for the Magpies to win, such is the scale of the task facing  Steve Bruce's  side.

But the 58-year-old has not lost belief in his side and is urging them to replicate the performance that saw  Newcastle  stun Tottenham Hotspur in a 1-0 away win last month.

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