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​Krul insists Norwich fearless ahead of Premier League return

Norwich City shot-stopper Tim Krul believes the club fear no one ahead of their Premier League return.

The Canaries are back in the top flight after emerging from the Championship last season.

Krul, who has a long history in the Premier League with Newcastle United, cannot wait to play in front of fans at Carrow Road against Liverpool in their opening game of the season.

"I could see our young lads looking at Salah, Mane, Van Dijk and the rest," the shot stopper told the Daily Mail of their opening game of the season in the league against the same opposition two years ago.

"I could see their faces and then it can be difficult to walk out in front of 50,000 people.

"Of course, that does something to your confidence and then suddenly you are two goals down."

"We can all look at each other five minutes before kick-off and realise what we achieved to get back here," added Krul.

"It will be a full house at Carrow Road for the first time in a long time and I cannot even imagine the noise, the explosion, that we will have.

"Playing in the Championship in the pandemic last season was a huge challenge but we just took it by the horns. I remember playing Millwall away and we all were changing in a basketball hall. At Birmingham City, the changing room was like a pub. There was a bar in there! 'But now with the fans back in, this all feels incredibly exciting. It feels like a privilege.

"There are no excuses this time but equally there is no fear factor and I think we can ask a bit more from ourselves. 'The younger boys have grown into men and we have added some top-quality players. We are better equipped."

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