Former Manchester United star Tahith Chong suffers freak injury in Luton's pre-season friendly win

Luton star Tahith Chong went flying onto the wooden steps and was forced off through injury in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday.

He Hatters They faced Ukrainian side Ruhk Lviv in their first friendly of the summer after travelling to Slovenia, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Carlton Morris.

But the match was overshadowed by a strange injury he suffered. Chong in the second half, which forced him to receive medical attention at the Stadion Rogla.

Just off the touchline is a small grass bank with wooden steps leading to the top, and as the 24-year-old was running along the touchline he was forced to crash into them after a collision with an opponent.

He saw the ex Manchester United The star, who played for the Red Devils from 2019 to 2022, crashed into the stairs at a violent speed.

And the Dutchman did not look in good shape, as the friendly was stopped for several moments.

Eventually, Chiedozie Ogbene came on in his place, but fortunately, it looks like Chong will make a full recovery.

Hatters boss Rob Edwards addressed the incident in his post-match interview with the club. media teamgiving a positive update.

He said: “He's fine, thank God. It was an impact (injury), their guy went there very quickly and controlled him.”

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“We just wanted to make sure everything was okay.

“But it's okay, in the end it was just a few bumps and bruises.”

Morris scored the only goal of the game after finding the target in the 15th minute with an assist from Chong, who combined with Alfie Doughty before finding the Luton striker.

The Hatters will face Turkish side Goztepe in Slovenia on Saturday as they continue their pre-season preparations.

Luton were relegated from the Premier League last season after one year in the top flight and are aiming to make an immediate return from the Championship next season.