The official reason Kieran Trippier missed Newcastle United v Liverpool

Kieran Trippier dropped out of the Newcastle United matchday squad for Wednesday night’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool at St James’ Park.
After returning after seven weeks out with a hamstring injury as a late substitute against West Ham United last week, Trippier was an unused substitute against Crystal Palace on Saturday and dropped out of the squad entirely in the midweek match against Liverpool.

After the match, head coach Eddie Howe explained Trippier’s absence.

Trippier has had a difficult past 12 months at Newcastle after admitting his form dropped badly last December and he was subject to a transfer bid from Bayern Munich in January before suffering a calf injury that stunted his end to the 2023-24 campaign.

A limited pre-season followed after representing England at Euro 2024 as Tino Livramento moved into the starting right-back position in Howe’s squad. Trippier has started just three Premier League games for Newcastle this season with his last coming two months ago at Everton.