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Ciaran Kelly

Kieran Trippier's telling chat with Eddie Howe and Newcastle may have helped Manchester United

Kieran Trippier had just fractured a bone in his foot, but the England international only had one thought in his mind: how he could help his Newcastle United team-mates from the sidelines.

"We've had a conversation about that," Eddie Howe told reporters last week. "That was the first thing we discussed and that's the type of person that he is.

"He wants to make a difference and he wants to help, and he wants to lead. He'll have a big impact even if he's not playing."

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