Overview

• Tonali injured his left shoulder after a 55th-minute collision with Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitiké at St. James’ Park.
• He played on for roughly 10 minutes with his left arm largely immobile before being substituted in the 67th minute.
• Howe described the situation as worrying, saying it "doesn't look good" and that Tonali could be out for a while.
• Formal assessments are expected in the coming hours to determine his availability for Newcastle’s next match at Leeds.
• The injury puts his place in Rino Gattuso’s first Italy squad at risk as the call-ups are due later this week.