Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards have heaped praise upon Newcastle United right-back Kieran Trippier following his outstanding all-round display against Southampton.
The Magpies continued their superb season on Sunday afternoon at St Mary's with a 4-1 win over the Saints on the south coast. Once again, Trippier was one of Newcastle's standout performers, picking up a sublime assist for Joe Willock's second half goal.
The right-back managed to thread an incredible pass behind Southampton's defence for Willock to run on to, with the midfielder then finishing comfortably past Saints keeper Gavin Bazunu to make it 3-0 to Newcastle. Right now, Trippier ranks towards the top of Premier League in a host of creative statistical categories. The 32-year-old has produced the most successful crosses (50), the second most passes into the final third (148), the second most chances created from set-pieces (20) and the third most chances created (32).
