Report: Newcastle insiders are saying that Kieran Trippier loves it when Eddie Howe starts £20m player

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Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier loves playing alongside Miguel Almiron, who is on fire right now.

Trippier and Almiron have struck up a strong partnership down the right hand side of Eddie Howe’s team as the Magpies have soared up the table.

Almiron has scored as many goals as Erling Haaland in the month of October and is producing the best form of his Newcastle career.

Trippier loves playing alongside Almiron

Newcastle coaches have apparently done plenty of video work with Almiron, to underline where he should be standing and running when the likes of Trippier have the ball.

There has also been work on pre-rehearsed attacking moves with Trippier, geared around getting the midfielder into goalscoring positions.

And Magpies insiders claim that Trippier loves playing with Almiron, as the pair create space for each other, and the Paraguayan does so much defensive work.

Almiron arrived for £20 million under Rafa Benitez and was – perhaps unfairly – charged with adding energy and flair to a defensively-minded side.

He has always been a diligent worker and a popular team player but now he has added a ruthless edge to his game, which is reflected in his goalscoring.

Next up is adding assists to his armoury as Newcastle look to continue their strong run of form right up until the World Cup.