Ruben Loftus-Cheek was taken off at half time for Mateo Kovacic, and he’s just limped out to the dugout for the second half with ice on his knee.
There’s no telling how bad it is, or whether it’s just some window dressing for a slightly embarrassing half time hook after a bad first half.
Either way, it’s another blow to our struggling midfield.
Mateo Kovacic has replaced him, but he’s obviously not fully fit otherwise he would have started. N’Golo Kante is out for a month at least, while Jorginho is having another incredibly weak performance defensively.
The need to buy a midfielder is only growing more intense as this window goes by – it’s honestly quite crazy how little contact there seems to have been in buying players in that position this summer.
Hopefully this latest wave of injuries will inspire the board into action – there are two days of the windows left.
