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Newcastle ace Willock lays out two massive end of season targets

Newcastle United ace Joe Willock has two ambitions for the rest of the season.

The attacking midfielder is targeting both Champions League qualification and an England call-up.

Willock scored in a 2-0 win over Manchester United at the weekend to put Newcastle third in the Premier League.

The former Arsenal man said to reporters post-game: “Champions League? 100% that's our goal, I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. I feel like we've got the group to do that. We have a manager that believes in us. Hopefully we can achieve our goals. I feel like it is in our hands. We have 11 cup finals left.

“We want to channel the disappointment we had in the Carabao Cup final. I feel like losing the final is one of the worst defeats you can have in football. We were very upset but we tried to use that in a good way. We were electric against Man U and we fed off the fans.

“That's the game we want to play. We have the players to do that so I was really happy we executed that. I can't even fathom what it will be like. It will be incredible so hopefully I can play at the highest level with this team."

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