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Injury lay-off was a mental battle, says Newcastle's Ki

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The midfielder missed 14 games for the Magpies.

Newcastle midfielder Ki Sung-yueng is determined to make up for lost time after being left "very depressed" by the injury which shattered his Asian Cup dream.

The 30-year-old South Korea international returned to action for the Magpies in Saturday's 3-2 Premier League victory over Everton after a 14-game absence dating back to December.

Ki picked up a hamstring injury in his country's opening game in the tournament, a 1-0 win over the Philippines, and then aggravated it in training and headed back to Tyneside for treatment.

He said: "I was out for two months and away from the pitch. The injury occurred after the first game in the Asian Cup, then I came back to training and got injured again, so I had to come back to Newcastle, which was very disappointing.

"I never expected this and I was very depressed and disappointed. But this is the life of a footballer and you get injuries.

"I couldn't play until February and I was focused on getting back and waiting for my chance to play for Newcastle again. I am not 100 per cent fit yet, but I will be better as I play more games."

Ki was in fine form before he met up with his international team-mates, but looked rusty on his return in place of the injured Sean Longstaff on what proved to be an eventful afternoon at St James' Park.

The Magpies trailed 2-0 with 25 minutes remaining having missed a first-half penalty, but hit back trough Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez's double to snatch a priceless win.

The former Swansea midfielder said: "We could have easily given up and it could have been heads down. In the dressing room, we said that if we got one goal that a second and third is possible.

"We're very happy with the result, but we're not finished yet. We have to keep going until the last game of the season."

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