Farke press conference: Squad news, Piroe update and Newcastle preview in full

Daniel Farke faced the media on Friday morning to preview Leeds United's trip to Newcastle United, covering squad fitness, the mood in the camp after Saturday's draw with Manchester City, and his side's European ambitions.

On the performance against City: 'I was really proud of the resilience we showed. To come back twice against a team like that tells you where this group's mentality is at.'

On Joel Piroe's recovery: 'He is doing everything right. We will not take any risks, but the signs are positive.'

On facing Newcastle: 'They are a very good team, well organised, difficult to play against at home. We know we need to be at our absolute best to get something from this game.'

On the club's top-half ambitions: 'We are not going to talk about targets publicly, but internally we know exactly what we are capable of if we keep performing like this.'