Newcastle United are sweating on the fitness of Bruno Guimaraes after he was missing from the club's open training session ahead of the Champions League clash against Athletic Bilbao.

According to Sky Sports, who were part of the broadcast media invited to the club's Benton training base, Guimaraes was training inside on his own after suffering from illness, but there is hope he will be available for tomorrow's game.

But the Magpies have also been handed a major fitness boost as Kieran Trippier took part in the session.

The 35-year-old missed Sunday's 3-1 defeat to West Ham United in the Premier League through illness and Emil Krafth struggled in his absence before being replaced at half-time.

Speaking after that defeat, Howe said of the right-back situation: "We were looking for a solution to try and make the team perform better in that position.

"We knew going into the game it wouldn't be easy because Kieran's got such brilliant strengths that when he's missing, we miss...