Tottenham star played 60 minutes with broken ankle during Man City win

Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario revealed that he played more than an hour with a broken ankle against Manchester City.

Spurs beat the reigning Premier League champions 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in what was a huge commotion.

However, what turned out to be more shocking is that vicar He played most of the game with a broken bone.

The Italian suffered a knock to his ankle around the half-hour mark, but played the full game and made five saves.

Nothing seemed too notable at the time, although as he left the Etihad he was seen limping away from the dressing room.

And then on Monday afternoon, Tottenham announced that he had suffered a serious injury and was forced to undergo surgery.

A statement read: “We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario He underwent surgery today for a fracture in his right ankle.

“Guglielmo will be evaluated by our medical staff to determine when he can return to training. We are all behind you, Vic.”

Later that same day, Vicario himself posted an update and revealed more details about his ankle issue.

The goalkeeper confirmed that he suffered the fracture during the victory against city ​​manplaying for an hour after the injury.

He wrote on Instagram: “Sometimes football gives you its all and other times it challenges you in ways you don't expect.

“I played 60 minutes at the Etihad with a broken bone in my ankle, giving absolutely everything I had for the team. Unfortunately, there was no way around it… I needed surgery.

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“I'm disappointed because I won't be able to help the team for a while.

“Many thanks to the doctors and staff. The operation went well and from tomorrow I will work hard to come back stronger, in better shape and ready to give everything for you again.

“Thank you Spurs fans for all the love. See you soon on the field.”

So Vicario appears set for a potentially long period on the sidelines with what appears to be a serious injury.

This is news that will come at the wrong time for Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham, who already have their two best centre-backs to worry about.

Christian Romero and Micky van de Ven Both missed the Manchester City game through injuries, as Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies started.

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It means that the makeshift defense will become even more confusing unless the two defenders can recover.

If they don't, then Fraser ForsterDragusin and Davies will start in the Europa League against Roma on Thursday, live on talkSPORT 2.

For Forster, that will be the first of several games in goal as he will step in during the period in which Vicario will be out of action.

Postecoglou will not be eager to be without his number 1, who has the third-most clean sheets in the Premier League.

The game against Man City was Vicario's 50th in England, and he has been a mainstay in the team since arriving from Empoli last summer.

That has meant Forster has barely featured in the top flight and has not started a single league game so far this season.

However, they have played in the Europa League, keeping a clean sheet and allowing three goals in two games.

Forster will return to European action on Thursday now that Vicario is out and the game will be broadcast live on the talkSPORT network.

Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and former England striker Dean Ashton.

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