Cacapa Ready For The Challenge!

Last updated : 22 December 2007 By Footy Mad - Editor

United picked up Cacapa on a free transfer in the summer just when he was on the verge of going to Turkey and signing for Besiktas.

Cacapa: "I have no worries about going out there on Sunday.

"I have only been here a short while but I already know that the Newcastle fans are very fair and what happened against Portsmouth is now very much in the past.

"So too, I suppose, is the goal I scored in front of our fans against Spurs in October, but another one like that would not go amiss on Sunday."

Allardyce: "I'm just glad we have Claudio. He came here from Lyon as someone who was an almost an unknown in this country and he has been a massive bonus for us, especially with all his experience.

"He had a bad day at the office against Portsmouth, but before that he had been a model of consistency.

"Sometimes, defenders make mistakes and get away with it but Claudio was unlucky against Portsmouth.

"That's all gone now and Claudio showed his professionalism against Fulham last Saturday."