Injury Updates

[7evens]

Hopefully the title race won’t be over when he returns in the new year

Oh come on.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Doesn’t say how bad the damage was so it’s still anybody’s guess how long he will be out, only thing we can say it’s unlikely to be a season ending thing. for.far from a medical expert, my very limited knowledge comes purely from a decade of personal knee injuries but meniscus is usually a couple of months. Wouldnt dismiss the cartilage damage yet, we don’t know the severity of it, that could be a very tricky recovery, it’s not uncommon for those to need multiple surgeries but could equally be a very minor thing. Hopefully they announce more details soon.

I’d guess were looking more at the new year than Liverpool away. Certainly not as bad as first feared but still a huge blow

 

[i8rags]

Sounds like the best outcome to me, looked like a bad one, feared a lot worse, get well soon Eric

 

[aguero93:20]

Meniscus is a lot better than the ACL we feared it could be, cartilage damage on top could be tricky though. Best of luck Eric.

 

[the old abbey]

Could have been worse.not as bad as an acl.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Delighted if it's only 3 months.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Given the problems a meniscus and cartilage injury caused Mendy last season, I'd imagine he wont be rushed back in any circumstances. Don't expect to see him back until 2020. Gutted but could have been worse. Speedy recovery Aymeric!

 

[wythenshaweblue£££]

Quick recovery Laporte glad it’s not as serious as first feared.

 

[Easy]

Great news. Really thought it was the ACL.

Get well soon Ayme!

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Still going to be a big loss but considering there's a couple of international breaks during those three months, we're only playing one league game a week at the moment and we've got a fairly easy champions league group, it could've been a lot worse.