Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has made it clear he wants to broaden the horizon as wide as possible at St James' Park going into the run-in.

The Magpies' chances of silverware will be firmly put to the test against Manchester City at St James' Park as Newcastle seek revenge for their Carabao Cup semi-final KO. With Newcastle way off the pace in the Champions League and Europa League hunt via the Premier League, winning the FA Cup could be the most straight-forward route into Europe with a win over Pep Guardiola's side leaving them three steps from continental competition.

There are still wild dreams of success in the Champions League ahead of the mouth-watering last 16 tie against Barcelona. Howe also knows that Newcastle are still in with a sniff of getting into the Europa Conference League if they can put a run together in the top-flight.

Either way, the season could be one of the best ever on Tyneside, or things could look very bleak by May if Newcastle fail to qualify at all for Europe.

Howe...