Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie insists the squad is good enough to stay up.

The Scot draws comparisons with his season at Bournemouth.

Ritchie told The Sun: “The squad we had last year achieved something special together and that brings you closer and makes you want to fight for each other.

“I had experience of that at Bournemouth

“We came up from League One to the Championship to the Premier League and on the first day in the Premier League, we probably had eight players who played in League One three years earlier.

“That just proves if you work together and continue to raise the bar throughout the club, that group of players can get better and compete at a higher level."