Newcastle defender Florian Lejeune made his long-awaited return from injury in the club’s under-23 defeat to Middlesbrough on Monday.
Lejeune played the first-half of the match, as Middlesbrough won 2-0 – scoring twice in the space of three minutes.
Twitter: RT @NUFC: 🎥 @lejeune_florian looked sharp as he made his return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury in tonight’s Premier League 2 cla… (@NUFC)
These Newcastle fans reacted to his return…
Quality!
Twitter: @NUFC @lejeune_florian @Boro Quality footballer! (@TPTMerch)
Look at him!
Twitter: @NUFC @lejeune_florian @Boro Look at him man 👀😍👌🏼 (@BootGeordie)
Well…
Twitter: @NUFC @lejeune_florian @Boro Sooner he’s fit the sooner Mikey can cash in on Schar. (@StevenHalford1)
Look after him…
Twitter: @NUFC @lejeune_florian @Boro Look good? but just look after him one game at a time (@callum592)
So happy!
Twitter: @NUFC @lejeune_florian @Boro So happy to see this man again 😎 (@Saintbazza10)
READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT
With Fabian Schar out injured, could Lejeune get his chance to return in the Premier League? Probably not. Ciaran Clark, Jamaal Lascelles and Federico Fernandez were relatively solid against Wolves and there is no desperate need to risk Lejeune coming back too soon and aggravating his injury.
Steve Bruce should keep Lejeune in reserve and wait for him to be completely up to speed before considering him as an option to start in the league. The last thing Newcastle want is for Lejeune to come back too early and suffer another injury.
