Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is eager to throw Cheick Tiote in against Liverpool.

The midfielder was back to snapping at his team-mates in training on Friday.

Pardew said, "He is the lion of our team and like any lion who has been down in the dumps he came back this morning and let everyone know he's back, let out a few roars, had a couple of scuffles.

"We are better for it. Not everyone was pleased to see him back but as the coaching staff, we smiled, and he managed not to kill anyone so we are ok."