Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew will hold back new signing Luuk de Jong from this weekend's derby against Sunderland.
De Jong declared himself fit and eager to start Newcastle's biggest game of the season, despite having spent the past four months warming the bench at parent club Borussia Monchengladbach.
But he was brought down to earth with a bump by Pardew who's is likely to hand him a familiar role as a substitute this weekend.
"I like his confidence and he has trained very well," said the Toon chief.
"But I would suggest I might be a better judge than he is.
"He hasn't had much game action and this is the Premier League."
Pardew continued: "He is a big presence as a player and we're looking forward to having him in the squad.
"He is a goalscorer and if there is a criticism you could aim at us, maybe we could do with scoring a few more goals."
