Kevin De Bruyne incensed by Kieran Trippier foul

Kieran Trippier insisted that he was not the kind of player to deliberately hurt another professional after his challenge on Kevin De Bruyne brought a straight red card that was overturned by VAR.

De Bruyne was so incensed by the challenge at knee height as he led a Manchester City counterattack in the 74th minute with the scores level that he pushed the Newcastle captain away. Jarred Gillett produced a red card, but Trippier did not leave the field, and after the referee was told to check his monitor by VAR, he downgraded the punishment to a yellow.

At full-time, however, De Bruyne’s rage had not subsided. The midfielder could be seen deep in discussion with Trippier and as he left the pitch he could