Eddie Howe knows Newcastle will have to carefully manage European football

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe knows he will need to strengthen his squad after securing European football for next season (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Eddie Howe has admitted Newcastle will need two XIs of equal quality to cope with the rigours of European football next season.

The Magpies secured a Europa League campaign at worst with Thursday night’s 4-1 Premier League victory over Brighton, and will play in the Champions League if they win one of their two remaining games of the current campaign, which continues with struggling Leicester’s trip to St James’ Park on Monday.