"I absolutely want to stay but it has to be right for me and the football club. There’s absolutely no point in me saying I’m happy staying at Newcastle if the dynamic isn’t right. I’m certainly not serving Newcastle well if I do that.

"So, as long as I am happy, feel supported, feel free to work in the way that I want to work, I have not thought of anything else other than Newcastle.

"I absolutely love the club. I love the supporters. I love where I am at in my career. There is no better place for me to be. That is how I feel.

"There has been a lot of change at the football club this summer. It has been a very difficult summer for everyone connected with the club. With change comes always a new feeling.

"You can point to PSR, Amanda (Staveley) and Mehrdad (Ghodoussi), a change in sporting director which, of course, influences me. These are all big changes. That is why I’ve made the points that I have because this has to work for Newcastle.

"It’s not about me as the manager. I’m slightly irrelevant. It’s about making sure Newcastle United is as strong as it can be for the next season and beyond. We’ve all got to come together and make sure we are the force that we want to be.

"For me, it’s not about England. That is absolutely someone else’s conversation, not mine. Mine is Newcastle. To speak about something else while manager of Newcastle is wrong. I don’t think I have to say the answer again. The answer is clear.

"At any football club it can’t be one man’s decision and I wouldn’t expect that to be the case. I think collaboration on every level is vital. There has to be a unity around every decision because it is so big now. That collaboration is important to me. 

"It’s difficult because Amanda and Mehrdad have been incredible for the football club along with everyone else. It has been a real team effort since I have been here. I built up a strong relationship with them. They were very active and vocal and supportive.

Asked if he would be in charge for the opening game of the season (on August 17th):

"As long as I’m happy in the position that I’m in, as long as I feel supported by the football club and free to work in the way that I want to work, yes. That is the crucial thing.

"I’m not talking about England. England is not even on my focus, it’s all about Newcastle it has been all summer. I think England is a very special job for someone. I am very patriotic and I’m not ashamed to say that. I love my country. I want my country to do well. 

"I was gutted for Gareth (Southgate) and the lads that they did not win the Euros but I don’t have that job like a burning sensation in me that I have to do it at some stage.

"I have been really happy for two-and-a-half years. I have loved every second of the relationships that I’ve had and the way I’ve been able to work. I think that has brought success.

"We’re in the flux of change, it’s just happened. I can’t say with a definitive answer where that will lead. I hope it leads to everything that I’ve just said. I'm not really seeking assurances. It'll be a feeling because the club have made decisions.

"I don't think I have the right to challenge those or the want to challenge those decisions. The club has to choose its direction and that is absolutely their right.

"I’ve got no issue with that, but obviously I have to be happy in my work. I have to feel that this is something that can benefit me and the football club for it to work. I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

"It’s been a very difficult summer for everyone connected with the club. I’m not sure if unsettled is the right word really. I haven’t been unsettled."

Marc Unterberger said: 

"A very successful test against a Premier League team, where we saw that we have made steps forward in preparation compared to last week. 

"Accordingly, I am satisfied with the test because the team was able to develop further in some areas."