Virus rules Cisse out of Magpies' Europa tie

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse is out of tomorrow night’s Europa League clash with Anzhi Makhachkala with a virus.

The Senegal international was unable to travel after seeing a doctor this morning and was left behind along with midfielder Jonas Gutierrez, who has a knee problem which manager Alan Pardew does not want to risk on the artificial pitch at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.