Over the course of an exclusive, eight-page interview, the Frenchman chats in-depth about the looming Christmas period, his personal targets and his adulation for the St. James’ faithful.

Ex-frontman Mick Quinn is the latest former Magpie to take part in Q&A Revisited, in which we bring back to light some of the quick-fire interviews undertaken by United players over the years and then see how many of their answers remain the same in the present day.

Defender Fabian Schär discusses Lionel Messi, morphine and houseplant maintenance in The Toon Tombola, while Toonament History – the brand new feature in which we take a look back at Newcastle’s connections to football’s two biggest major tournaments – continues with a look at World Cup 2006 in Germany.

This week’s Guest Column, meanwhile, comes courtesy of award-winning actor and writer Asim Chaudhry, who tells us how he came to be the fervent United supporter he is.

There’s a World War Two theme to Paul Joannou’s 140 Years of Action piece, with the Magpies’ club historian remembering three United players who were caught up in events at Dunkirk during the conflict.

Further nostalgia comes courtesy of Stan Gate in Programme Matters, with Jack Young providing this week’s Academy Diary. Elsewhere, we find out a little bit more about Newcastle United Women’s Keira Skelton.

And, as always, we’ll have all you need to know about our visitors, Man City, as well as skipper Jamaal Lascelles’ thoughts ahead of the game and Eddie Howe’s latest set of notes.

If you’re not able to make it on Sunday, you can still order your programme online – available on Curtis Sport’s website here.