Bruno Guimaraes has been ruled out of Newcastle United’s trip to Liverpool (Getty)
Bruno Guimaraes has missed Newcastle United’s Premier League match against Liverpool on Saturday evening due to an ankle injury.
The Brazilian midfielder missed Newcastle’s 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa last Sunday due to the ankle injury he suffered against PSV in the Champions League last week.
Bruno travelled with the Newcastle squad for their 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night but he was left on the bench as an unused substitute.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Howe had raised doubt over Bruno’s availability for the trip to Liverpool.
‘It’s slightly unknown at the moment,’ Howe said.
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Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Nallo, Ngumoha
Newcastle United: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Willock, Ramsey; Barnes, Gordon, Elanga
Subs: Ramsdale, Botman, Wissa, Osula, J. Murphy, Woltemade, A. Murphy, Shahar, Miley
‘I’d say he did really well to be with us in Paris – I think that was down to the fact he was desperate to be there and to support the players.
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‘He did very, very light training, he participated in that but it was next to nothing, to be honest.
‘He trained with us yesterday but that was more of a test so we’ll see how he is today. This will be the day really where we decide.’
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