Newcastle United's Fabian Schar injury concern ahead of Manchester City game
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The defender was forced off in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Premier League title-challengers Liverpool at St James’s Park.
Schar – who this week signed a new deal – was injured by a James Milner challenge in the build-up to Naby Keita’s goal, but he played on until the 61st minute.
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Hide AdAsked what the injury was, head coach Eddie Howe said: "I don’t know. It was related to the tackle. I don’t know what it is. I haven’t spoken to him or the medical team yet, so we hope it isn’t serious, but, obviously, it was enough for him to come off.”
Reflecting on the game, Howe said: “There’s been progress, but it shows there’s a gap we have to bridge to the top teams. We have work to do. The biggest disappointment was individually, but the team was OK.”