Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez cannot encourage fans to renew their season tickets.

In a testing media conference, Benitez was asked if fans should sign up for next season.

He replied, "That is not my business. My business is to prepare the team against Manchester City and be sure they can compete until the end of the season.

"I am the manager with the responsibility to get the best from these players, and I will try do that.

“If I don't answer the question you can suppose whatever you want but it's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that I'm the manager and I'm concentrating on getting the best from this group of players. That's it."