Matt Ritchie will be out of action for the next two monthsNewcastle boss Steve Bruce says he devastated that midfielder Matt Ritchie will be missing until the end of January after undergoing a second ankle operation. Speaking ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Manchester City, Bruce said: "We're all disappointed. Joelinton failed to score again in the defeat at Aston Villa on Monday"Up until the last week against Aston Villa where we weren't good enough across the board, I've been delighted with the front three. "As I said the previous game before Aston Villa against Bournemouth and against West Ham they were terrific so I'll keep persevering with them." They need to be confident and how you get confident is by one thing as a striker and that's probably by scoring a goal.

Source: Sky sports November 29, 2019 10:18 UTC