Wrexham star facing battle to play again this year after devastating ACL injury and being carried off on stretcher

WREXHAM ace Andy Cannon could beryllium facing a conflict to play again this play aft suffering a “bad” genu injury.

Cannon, 28, was fixed oxygen and stretchered disconnected during the Red Dragons’ 2-1 triumph astatine Mansfield Town connected Sunday successful League One.

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Wrexham ace Andy Cannon could beryllium facing a conflict to play again this season[/caption]

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Wrexham ace Cannon required oxygen aft suffering a ‘bad’ genu injury[/caption]

The midfielder appeared to person seriously injured his leg aft being tackled by Mansfield’s Louis Reed connected 36 minutes astatine Field Mill.

The ex-Hull ace looked successful existent discomfort aft falling to the crushed awkwardly arsenic opposing players checked connected him.

Wrexham medics instantly rushed onto the transportation to travel to Cannon’s assistance and team-mates soon formed a protective huddle astir him.

The cardinal midfielder subsequently received lengthy aesculapian attraction and was fixed oxygen.

The ex-Portsmouth ace helped doctors clasp the oxygen disguise to his look earlier helium was yet stretchered off.

Wrexham confirmed their subordinate suffered a ruptured ACL and volition acquisition surgery.

The club, which is owned by Hollwyood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, besides announced Cannon faces a “significant play of rehabilitation time”.

Wrexham issued the pursuing statement: “Wrexham AFC tin corroborate midfielder Andy Cannon suffered a ruptured ACL successful the lucifer against Mansfield Town connected Sunday (February 23).

“The midfielder was stretchered disconnected successful the archetypal half, and pursuing a scan the superior grade of his wounded is present known.

“The 28-year-old has met with a specializer this evening and volition acquisition country adjacent week, and faces a important play of rehabilitation clip post-surgery.”

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson confirmed astatine full-time that it doesn’t look good.

Parkinson said: “Andy looks similar a atrocious injury. His knee. But we don’t cognize the extent.

“It’s not casual erstwhile a large lad similar Andy is stretchered off. I said to the lads astatine half-time, ‘C’mon, let’s bash this for Andy’ and they did that.”