Although Saturday evening saw Newcastle complete their scheduled seven pre-season senior friendly fixtures, an additional game is set to be played behind closed doors.
United will travel to Merseyside for a midweek meeting with Liverpool described as a "private match", the first meeting of the two clubs since our abject 0-6 home loss to the Reds back in April.
It had been thought that the news blackout concerning the game was due to Liverpool hoping to field Luis Suarez away from prying eyes, but instead the Uruguayan has jetted off to represent his country in Japan.
And aside from Liverpool's revolting striker, both sides will be unable to field their strongest lineups due to other international commitments this coming week.
Brendan Rodgers saw his side beaten for the first time in pre-season on Saturday, losing 0-1 to Celtic in Dublin.
Pola ekipa sa reprezentacijama, sranje oko Suarez-a, U21 počinju ove nedelje... a mi se zajebavamo kršeći se Liverpoolom iza zatvorenih vrata.