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• Manager:Alan Pardew

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Keegan delight at dilemma

06 Feb 2008 - 12:39:08

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Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan is relishing the prospect of having a selection dilemma on his hands following the return of several international players.

Keegan has seen his hands tied in terms of squad selection by the absence of a number of key players to the Africa Cup of Nations since he returned to the club last month.

But ahead of Saturday's clash with Aston Villa, the newly-installed Magpies boss has the likes of Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Habib Beye and Obafemi Martins back in the fold.

Mark Viduka and Jose Enrique are also both back in contention following recent absences with calf injuries.

"It will be nice to have a few more players to pick from," he told the club's official website.

"This is a small squad at the moment and that shows by the fact we've had to use a lot of our younger players from the bench in recent games.

"But now we've got a few back, certainly Habib and Abdoulaye will be available, and I've got a couple of decisions to make.

"That's always a good thing and it's what every club aims to have."