Harvey Barnes says Newcastle have 'nothing to be scared of' in Champions League

Harvey Barnes knows what he is walking into at Newcastle - because he was part of a Leicester side running scared against them last season.

The winger remembers all too well the Boxing Day meeting at the King Power Stadium, the first game back after the World Cup break. Newcastle were 2-0 up inside seven minutes and the contest was over when they added a third on the half hour.

Barnes was blown away by the ferocity of Eddie Howe’s team that day and, as he stands here now with sweat falling from his brow following training in Atlanta, he is learning what it takes to be on the inside.

So, what were they like to play against?

‘Tough! I played in that Boxing Day game, and you got a taste of it then,’ says Barnes, who joined Newcastle for £38million this week. ‘If you switch off for 20 minutes, it’s game over. On the flip side, playing in that, I’m sure it’s amazing.

‘You look at it and see how the team was playing, and you are thinking it would be great to be part of it. When I heard of the interest and knew it was serious, it was a club I definitely wanted to be a part of.

‘I can tell from working with the manager, just for a couple of days, that he’s the kind of manager you really want to give that extra yard for. I saw that from the outside, every time they win games, they were all in the changing room together for a picture - not just the players, but the staff - and it looks like a great environment. Everybody wins together, loses together and I think that will come from the gaffer.

‘All those wonderful things, watching on last year, and the ambition for this year. The style of play will suit me as well. They are intense, physical. You have to work hard, the lads have told me that, but the rewards are there. It was an easy