Benjamin Mendy (Back In Training)

[yankblue]

Ligaments are a funny thing, it sometimes doesn't necessarily even hurt when you've done them, just an odd sensation and then as soon as you turn or shift your weight quickly it goes and you feel it. I wouldn't read anything into him walking around afterwards

Honestly it's quite common for a player with an ACL tear to walk off on their own power, only to need surgery and be out for a year. Happens all the time.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Glad to see you getting the flack you deserve for such nonsense.

I thought we had to be civil towards Karen???

 

[Armaan]

I am serious! Bernardo Silva could actually work well in this position!

I'm sure he did start as a full back early on in his career, or have I Got him mixed up with someone else?

 

[SWP's back]

Honestly it's quite common for a player with an ACL tear to walk off on their own power, only to need surgery and be out for a year. Happens all the time.

I said when it happened that Gundy walked off under his own steam when he did his last season. I really fucking hope he's ok.

 

[mayo31]

Just our luck.

Fingers crossed

 

[Eds]

Given that he played on for a few minutes and tried to sprint back at one stage I would be staggered if he has ruptured his ACL badly enough to miss the whole season. Fingers crossed

 

[OB1]

It's a fairly reasonable fear though. After all it won't have been Mrs Miggs the tea lady who's made the call to pack him off to Spain, but City's own expensively assembled medical team. I imagine they won't have done so on a wing and prayer, but rather because they've seen something that's causing them proper concern. Either way, fingers crossed for good news.....

Indeed, they must have seen something: it's not like they have antiquated scanning equipment in Manchester.

Hugely frustrating if this proves to be a long-term injury. We had a good view of the incident and it looked a pretty innocuous impact but knees are tricky. Hoping the damage, whatever it is, proves to be minor and they have sent him for a second opinion more as a precaution.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Given that he played on for a few minutes and tried to sprint back at one stage I would be staggered if he has ruptured his ACL badly enough to miss the whole season. Fingers crossed

As has been mentioned mate, knee ligament injuries can be like that. At first players might not even know they've done it, feel a twinge but otherwise fine and try to keep running 100%, but after a short while it starts to become noticeable that it's hard to run on.

Fingers crossed it's a minor injury and the circa 4 weeks information is correct, it would be horrible to lose him for any length of time but it's far better than a season ender.

 

[asahartford1]

Yes, right in front of us.

The perfect lesson in how not to committ a professional foul.

Gutted enjoy watching him.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

downside is we'll be half the attacking force without him, the sweeping all before us annihilations were nice whilst they lasted

usual fare of promising start, no end product