Kieran Trippier was among the travelling Newcastle contingent to the Capital on Sunday afternoon, but would not have liked to see Tottenham batter his Toon side 5-1. He met Son Heung-min in the tunnel at full-time.
Spurs were in fine form once again, registering a sixth Premier League win in their last eight games – climbing into fourth with Arsenal playing on Monday night. Harry Kane was superb, without scoring for his side.
Indeed, Spurs cruised to victory through five different goalscorers – Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal, Matt Doherty, Ben Davies and Steven Bergwijn. Kane had to settle for an assist – his third in two games for Spurs.
The Spurs momentum continues to surge, with Antonio Conte pushing his side into Champions League contention. All eyes turn to Selhurst Park on Monday night, as Mikel Arteta takes his Arsenal side across London.
Tottenham released a video after the match from inside the tunnel, which shows Newcastle star Trippier looking despondent but still meeting Son – in which the South Korean star gave him his Spurs shirt.
Son meets Trippier: Newcastle star still well-liked at Tottenham
Indeed, when the Toon pulled off the signing of the England right-back – many Spurs fans were asking, why had they not been in the race to bring him back to N17. He spent four years at Spurs, clocking up 114 games.
While he enjoyed success at Spurs, Trippier spent his first couple of seasons as back-up to Kyle Walker. Then, when he had seemingly reached his peak after scoring for England at the World Cup, he flopped.
Now, he is back to his best and getting better with age – shining with Atletico Madrid and winning La Liga, and taking on a leadership role on Tyneside.
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