DeAndre Yedlin injury update: U.S. defender not seriously hurt in Newcastle opener

United States defender DeAndre Yedlin did not suffer a serious injury in Newcastle's Premier League opener last weekend, the club announced Wednesday.

Newcastle said in a release that Yedlin "has been assessed and undergone treatment this week and is likely to resume training with his teammates shortly."

Manager Rafa Benitez had said after the 2-1 loss to Tottenham that Yedlin suffered some sort of knee injury. The 25-year-old limped off the field in the closing minutes and had to be helped up the stairs to the dressing room.

Yedlin has battled leg problems before, missing five weeks in the spring of 2017 due to a thigh issue that also kept him out of two World Cup qualifying games for the U.S.

He started 31 of Newcastle's 38 games last season, and more recently appeared in a pair of U.S. friendlies in June, playing all 90 minutes against Ireland and coming on as a late sub against France.