Illan Meslier issues injury update following Raúl Jiménez collision - YEP 19/3/22
Illan Meslier told Leeds United fans that his side's win over Wolves has eased the pain of his hip issue after the goalkeeper was forced off the pitch in the second half of the Premier League clash.
By Flora Snelson
Meslier's 53rd-minute collision with Raúl Jiménez changed
the face of the game at Molineux on Friday night.
Leeds were trailing Wolves by two goals when the Frenchman
rushed out of his area to deny Jiménez a clear run on goal.
Meslier beat Jiménez to the ball but the pair, in their rush
to win the footrace, came together with some force.
Referee Kevin Friend showed Jiménez, already on a caution, a
yellow card and so the Mexican departed the field of play, leaving the home
side to play the best part of the second half with ten players.
The Whites shot-stopper was in some discomfort after the
collision and so was forced off the pitch. On the bench, Meslier joined Patrick
Bamford, Mateusz Klich, and Diego Llorente - who had all been substituted with
injuries before the break - to become United's fourth casualty of the game,
while 21-year-old 'keeper Kristoffer Klaesson was called up to make his Premier
League debut.
After the game, Leeds head coach Jesse Marsch said that
Meslier had picked up a hip contusion, the seriousness of which would be
revealed in the coming days.
On Saturday, Meslier took to Instagram to reassure fans
about his injury.