Newcastle play down injury fears over England full-back Kieran Trippier

Newcastle have allayed fresh injury fears over England defender Kieran Trippier (Simon Marper/PA)

Newcastle have allayed any fears that England defender Kieran Trippier picked up an injury during the club’s end-of-season friendly clash with Tottenham in Australia.

Trippier, who had started the game in front of a crowd of 78,419 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, lasted just 37 minutes before he was replaced by Jacob Murphy after apparently taking a kick on his ankle.