Editor Aaron Stokes has hailed one Newcastle United player for his incredible performance during Tuesday night’s Champions League group game against AC Milan.
Stokes, who works for Newcastle United-focused outlet Chronicle Live, has given his verdict following last night’s 0-0 draw at the San Siro.
Drawn in the ‘group of death’ alongside AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, Eddie Howe’s Magpies knew that avoiding defeat during their opening tie would be crucial to reaching the competition’s knockout phase.
And although their hard-fought point will please Eddie Howe overall, Stokes believes an ‘immense’ performance from right-back and club captain Kieran Trippier deserves special recognition.
Immense last night by the way. One of his best performances in black and white. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/W2A0YDp315
— Aaron Stokes (@AaronJStokes) September 20, 2023
Starting all of Newcastle’s games so far this season, Trippier, 33, is without a doubt one of his manager’s most trusted, and the Englishman’s showing last night proved exactly why.
And earning a 7.7 rating during last night’s clash at the San Siro, as per Sofa Score, had it not been for a rock-solid goalkeeping display from Nick Pope (9.1 rating), Trippier would have been by far and away the game’s ‘player of the match’.