Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce has ducked questions about his future.

Newcastle meet Aston Villa later tonight hovering just above the dropzone.

But Bruce told reporters: “Look, you're going to have to ask Mike that – or you're going to have to ask people above me.

“I'm only focused on one thing, which is to do my job the best I can.

"I will try everything I possibly can with all the experience I've got to make sure that we stay here and we don't have that fate."