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Lee Ryder

The major Newcastle United bonus as Kieran Trippier gets more important game-time in the bag

Kieran Trippier continued to boost his fitness with another 90 minutes game-time in Wolverhampton and helped England earn the type of clean sheet Italy are famous for. Only Harry Maguire (94) had more touches than Trippier's 88 while he made two interceptions and made four clearances.

The Newcastle United star was fielded at left-back again in the 0-0 stalemate at Molineux and barely put a foot wrong as he kept Atalanta star Matteo Pessina quiet.

Trippier put in a no nonsense challenge on Pessina on 15 minutes and rather than push forward the way he likes to for Newcastle on the right, he preferred to urge Jack Grealish to push into the space ahead of him. On the night he managed just one cross but it was never going to be easy against the European champions.

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