Kieran Trippier has been missing from the Newcastle squad for two months now despite his injury being described as ‘minor’ by Eddie Howe when he limped off against Wolves.
The defender had started the game against Gary O’Neil’s side at the beginning of last month but was forced off in the second half and is yet to make his return to the team over eight weeks later.
The England international spoke about his injury in the match programme on Saturday, where he explains how they’re taking extra precautions with him to avoid risk of re-injuring himself.
Trippier said: “With the amount of games I’ve played, we need to take extra precautions. It’s important there are no setbacks – I don’t want to come back and then re-injure myself so I’m just ticking every box. But the main thing is that the team has been winning games, and I’ll be back soon to help them try and secure European qualification.”
Luckily for Newcastle we have a top replacement at right-back in Tino Livramento, but it’ll be good to see the experienced defender back out on the pitch and hopefully he still has a part to play in these final games of the season.
