Leeds United star Stuart Dallas suffered what appeared to be a serious injury against Manchester City on Saturday. The Northern Ireland international was involved in a collision with City star Jack Grealish late in the first half.
It was a feisty match at Elland Road, with City taking the lead early through a Rodri header. The hosts were causing issues for Pep Guardiola’s side as they attempt to pull away from the relegation zone.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville was co-commentating on the match for Sky Sports. He was critical of referee Paul Tierney throughout the opening 45 minutes.
Dallas had committed more fouls than any other player on the pitch before the unfortunate incident. The 31-year-old had given away five fouls, with no other player committing more than one.
Dallas and Grealish went in for a 50-50 towards the end of the first half and it was the Leeds star who came off worse. There were immediate concerns from his team-mates as the medical staff were ushered on.
Dallas was down for several minutes receiving treatment before being taken off on a stretcher. Leeds had already lost captain Liam Cooper to injury in the pre-match warm up.
Neville was first critical of the winger for going in too hard to the challenge with Grealish. Neville said: “It was madness from Dallas. He has been flying into challenges.”
However, the pundit then turned more sympathetic towards the stricken star. Neville admitted it did not look good for Dallas, saying: “It’s not a good one for Dallas, it’s not a good one. His team-mates are very concerned.”
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