Here's everything the Magpies boss had to say from the club's Benton training base this morning – including a DeAndre Yedlin update, a return date for Ritchie and what the manager will do with Joelinton, Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron.
1. DeAndre Yedlin blow for Bruce
“We’ve got a problem with DeAndre Yedlin. He’s hurt his hip. Apart from that everybody else is OK.” | Getty Images Photo: Catherine Ivill
2. Bruce on Matt Ritchie injury
“We’re devastated and so is he. We did give him a period of rest, he went to see the specialist again and had the operation the next morning. We hope this time he’s back in training in early January.” | Getty Images Photo: Ian MacNicol
![“It’s a tiny piece of bone which came away with the impact [from the tackle] so they’ve gone into the tendon to remove it. These operations are minor so hopefully it’s done the trick and we see him January.”](/jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:2ebfad49-d170-44ab-8692-9f2aa442b941:9f01423a-850c-4372-8bf6-98f02b6eb9af/image.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=640)
3. More on the Ritchie operation
“It’s a tiny piece of bone which came away with the impact [from the tackle] so they’ve gone into the tendon to remove it. These operations are minor so hopefully it’s done the trick and we see him January.” | Getty Images Photo: Catherine Ivill
4. Sean Longstaff BACK for Newcastle this weekend
“He’s had to wait a long time for his suspension. Three games has spanned over something like six weeks so it will be good to see him back.” | JPIMedia Photo: Mark Runnacles