Sunderland manager Gus Poyet insists his side will not target young Newcastle United goalkeeper Jak Alnwick this weekend.
The 21-year old will take the gloves in his first Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park on Sunday but Poyet says the fact he is vastly inexperienced will not force his side to handle things any differently to how they normally would if Toon number one Tim Krul was in goal.
"Planning to do something different? No. Hitting the target? Yes. Putting the ball in the box? Yes. But that's every week, not because we are playing against this goalkeeper," was Poyet's reaction when asked if Sunderland would go after Alnwick.
"Now, that doesn't mean that we are going to have a free-kick in our half and we are going to put it in the air and smash the goalkeeper. I hope it's a normal game, no accidents. I would like the game to be played normally, of course to win it and Alnwick to play 90 minutes and that there are no issues and there are no misunderstandings.
"But football, I cannot predict the future at the moment. We are going to play the game normally, I hope it's a normal game.
"Now, are we going to have a shot? Yes. Are we going to have a few crosses? I hope he is going to be under pressure. But it's more up to him than to the rest. The rest is all talking."
Alnwick stepped in to make his Newcastle debut in the 2-1 win over Chelsea on December 6 after Alan Pardew's number two Rob Elliot went down with injury. The youngster has since conceded eight goals in two matches including the 4-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal last weekend and the 4-0 Capital One Cup loss at Tottenham on Wednesday.
