Kieran Trippier Rolling Back the Years for Eddie Howe's Newcastle

Kieran Trippier's ability to reinvent himself is perhaps his greatest asset - from shaven-headed stalwart under Sean Dyche to international recognition at Tottenham. He broke the two-team stranglehold over La Liga with Diego Simeone, and now back in England, he's the talisman on Tyneside as Newcastle look to secure Champions League qualification. 

With 10 games to go, Newcastle have their fate in their own hands. Four consecutive wins, including a 2-0 victory over top-four rivals Manchester United and a 5-1 thrashing of West Ham midweek have catapulted the Magpies into third place, level on points with Manchester United and three above Tottenham with a game in hand over the North London side. Trippier's impact in both boxes has cajoled a team who were struggling with the weight of expectation following the World Cup. 

Trippier's set-piece deliveries have provided game-winning moments against Wolves and United in recent weeks, taking the 32-year-old to six assists for the season - the most he has managed in a single Premier League campaign, reinvention, reinvention, reinvention. Trippier has evolved from the experienced head of a defensive setup that have kept 13 clean sheets to the proactive dead-ball specialist who can take games into his own hands. 

Against United, Trippier not only kept the electric Marcus Rashford quiet but then popped up to provide the assist for Callum Wilson to double Newcastle's lead. It was the type of all-round display that fans have come to expect for both club and country. Against West Ham, he led by example with the captain's armband and made five clearances, three key passes, and won three out of three aerial duels.