Kieran Trippier has told his Newcastle United team-mates not to be too downhearted after their 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City. The Magpies now go into a Monday night fixture at home to Arsenal with the Gunners arriving on Tyneside knowing they have to win to keep their Champions League hopes alive.
Beaten 3-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night, it means for the second game running Eddie Howe's Magpies will face the wounded animal in a Premier League fixture. But Trippier refused to dwell too much on the defeat against Man City.
Trippier said: "It shows what Man City can do to teams. When you come to places like this, you're rarely going to see the ball which is how you keep your shape, how you are as a unit.
"This is Man City, they have a great manager, great players but if you look at Man City now, this is where, me certainly being here at Newcastle, that I want to be. I want to be reaching the levels Man City are with Newcastle, it's about building and gradually we will get there but it's about being patient."
We want to hear your thoughts, so LOG IN and leave your comment below
