Trippier suffers knee injury on Wolves league debut
Kieran Trippier, who joined Wolves from Newcastle during the summer transfer window, was forced off at half-time during his Premier League debut for the club against Manchester City at Molineux. The veteran right-back appeared to suffer a knee injury, the severity of which is not yet known. Wolves went on to lose the match 1-0. The injury is a blow to the newly promoted side who had brought in the England international to bolster their defensive options for the top flight.
Read the full story at bbc.co.ukTrippier's knee injury on the very afternoon of his Premier League bow is a cruel twist for both player and club. Wolves built their defensive recruitment around the 34-year-old's experience, leadership and set-piece quality, and losing him before he has truly settled into the side disrupts those plans at a delicate early stage of the season. With severity still unclear, the concern for Wolves is not just weeks but whether the pattern of soft-tissue setbacks that dogged his final Newcastle months is repeating itself.
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