Highly-rated Sheffield United starlet leaves pitch on stretcher after concerning injury
Sheffield United starlet Oliver Arblaster sent a message to Port Vale fans from hospital last night after being stretchered off in his loan side’s League Cup defeat to Middlesbrough.
The highly-rated 19-year-old has enjoyed a good season so far with the League One side but could now face a spell on the sidelines after a tackle left him with a nasty gash around his knee, and in a lot of pain. After treatment on the field Arblaster left on a stretcher and was taken to hospital for further assessment and treatment.
Boro were already 3-0 up and the injury to Arblaster only compounded Vale’s misery in their quarter-final clash, with manager Andy Crosby admitting Arblaster’s condition was “a much bigger concern”.
“It was a really deep gash around his knee and I think it’s gone right down to the bone, so he’s obviously in a lot of pain,” Crosby said. “He’s just gone to hospital now so obviously he’s our number one concern at this moment in time.”
Arblaster later updated fans on his status on Twitter, writing with a tear and a’strong’ emoji: “Hospital most of the night with still no sleep.” We were gutted that tonight wasn’t enough from us… we all needed to be better than we were. I just wanted to thank all of the [Vale] fans for their messages and support. I’ll fight to come back stronger… “I’ll see you all soon!”
“He has been so good for us both on and off the pitch and embraced everything we try to do,” Crosby, a former United assistant manager under Nigel Adkins, added. He has adopted the club’s culture and surroundings. “I’m crossing my fingers that it’s not as bad as it could be.”
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