Anthony Gordon: 'Emotions get high' after spat with Kieran Trippier

Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier addressed a heated exchange on the pitch after Newcastle United's 6-1 Champions League win at Qarabag. Gordon scored four times in the match, a result that all but secured the club's place in the last 16, but the pair clashed just before the half-time break.

Gordon broke the deadlock after only three minutes in Baku, with Malick Thiaw adding Newcastle's second moments later. Either side of another open-play strike, Gordon converted two penalties before the interval, and was seen getting into a heated exchange with captain Trippier as the players returned to the dressing room.

Trippier said: "Gordy's scored a hat-trick and I think all the players wanted to take the penalty, but also, he's our penalty taker. So he wants to score goals as everybody else does, but he's the penalty taker. Emotions are high on the pitch at times, but it is what it is.

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