Kieran Trippier appeared to be furious with teammate Anthony Gordon as Newcastle United took a 5-0 lead against Qarabag in the Champions League. The Magpies were facing Qarabag in the first leg of their play-off tie in the competition, and put themselves in control of the tie within the opening 45 minutes.
Gordon scored four goals in the first half of Newcastle’s clash at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, with two coming from the penalty spot.
However, as Gordon stepped up to take his second spot-kick, which went on to put Newcastle 5-0 in front in first-half stoppage time, Trippier could be seen having a heated exchange with his teammate. Gordon had already scored from the spot earlier in the half, and was determined to do so again.
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The disagreement did not end there, with Trippier and Gordon having another lively conversation as the Newcastle players left the pitch at the half-time break.
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Both players would return to the pitch for the second half, with Eddie Howe not making any changes despite having a five-goal advantage.
Malick Thiaw got Newcastle's other goal of the first half, heading home after getting on the end of a cross from Trippier in just the eighth minute, which put the Magpies 2-0 up at the time.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, Qarabag got a goal back thanks to a finish from Elvin Cafarguliyev, which gave the home fans something to cheer about, before Jacob Murphy added a sixth just four minutes after being substituted into the game.
Gordon was eventually substituted with Howe opting to bring on William Osula in place of the former Everton star in the 67th minute in Baku. Jacob Murphy eventually added a sixth goal for the away side.
The four goals in the first half from Gordon have taken his tally up to 10 goals in just nine appearances in the Champions League this season, which puts him second on the list of the competition's top scorers this season, behind only Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid (13).
Newcastle made the trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag after finishing in 11th place in the league phase standings of the Champions League.
United went into the game having won back-to-back games against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and Aston Villa in the Premier League.
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