Among the exciting matches, one to watch is PSG taking on Newcastle United! They already stunned the soccer universe after shutting out AC Milan in their first game. However, there’s more drama on the way. As the anticipation builds for the highly awaited clash, a Newcastle legend has made a bold claim as he backs Kieran Trippier to nullify the well-known soccer prowess of Kylian Mbappe in tonight’s game.

Newcastle United sent shockwaves when they finished fourth in the Premier League last season and qualified for the Champions League. Interestingly, the English side made their return to the prestigious tournament after a 20-year exile.

Newcastle United legend backs Kieran Trippier to control Kylian Mbappe on the pitch

PSG will travel to Newcastle as Champions League returns to St. James’ Park after two decades. Surprisingly, ahead of the much-anticipated match, an audacious claim has been made by a Newcastle United legend. Apparently, the Magpies’ star Kieran Trippier finds himself at the center of a bold prediction as the Newcastle United icon firmly believes that Trippier can put a halt to the electrifying Kylian Mbappe.

In the latest podcast episode of ‘The Rest is Football’ featuring Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards, all three legends sat to catch up with the latest soccer happenings. Subsequently, the talk of the PSG-Newcastle clash came up. Shearer said, “Yeah, there’s something happening on Wednesday evening, an important team, player, game coming to St. James’ Park, Champions League, PSG and [Kylian] Mbappe!”

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Notably, co-host Gary Lineker asked the legendary Magpies striker, “Who’s going to mark Mbappe, Alan?” Interestingly, Shearer replied, “[Kieran] Trippier will make him out of the game!” Remarkably, as his words suggest, the Newcastle icon is confident that Trippier can easily nullify Kylian Mbappe’s attacking threat. Indeed, it is a bold claim from Alan Shearer.

However, this isn’t the only Tripper-Mbappe discussion that has gone viral. While Kieran Trippier is getting prioritized by Shearer, it’s something that the defender’s own son isn’t too keen on doing, as he snubbed his father over Mbappe! What’s going on?

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Kieran Trippier gets snubbed by his son over Mbappe!

Recently, Kieran Trippier revealed that his son has expressed his desire to walk down the tunnel with Kylian Mbappe onto the pitch instead of him in the upcoming match against PSG. As per ESPN, he said, “[My son] wanted to walk out with [Mbappe] instead of me. It was something I wasn’t really happy with. He’s always watching his clips on YouTube. I told him, ‘If you walk out with him, don’t look at me in the tunnel.'”

Indeed, it is quite a hilarious revelation. Interestingly, Trippier asked his son not to look at him if he decided to walk with Mbappe. Tonight we’ll get to see if the young lad really prefers to walk with the French World Cup winner or his own father. Certainly, excitement surrounds both the clash as well as to see the decision of Trippier’s son. Let us know your predictions in the comments below.

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