Allan Saint-Maximin has been a bright attacking spark for Newcastle United in recent weeks.
Saint-Maximin joined Newcastle in the summer, and he has made a big impact in recent weeks.
However, Bruce has had to be careful with the rapid winger since he signed, as injury has hurt his progress at St. James’ Park.
Saint-Maximin struggled to stay off the treatment table for the first two months of the season.
And Bruce admits that Saint-Maximin still needs to get his fitness up before he is at 100 per cent in a Newcastle shirt.
“It’s only the second game for Allan, too, and he’s got a lot of fitness work to catch up on,” Bruce said.
“We’re hoping that he can stay well because he is a threat.”
Newcastle lost 1-0 to Chelsea at the weekend, but Saint-Maximin was their brightest attacking spark.
The tricky attacker has now impressed against Manchester United and Chelsea in recent weeks, and there is great excitement about how badly he could hurt teams when Newcastle can get on the front foot.
Newcastle’s next match comes against Wolverhampton Wanderers, when Saint-Maximin could be afforded more opportunities to attack.
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