USMNT striker Patrick Agyemang leaves Derby County game on stretcher
Derby County's Patrick Agyemang (right) holds his head in his hands after picking up an injury during the Sky Bet Championship match at Pride Park, Derby. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Patrick Agyemang left Derby County’s match on a stretcher after an apparent non-contact injury. The US international striker rose to settle a ball in the 37th minute and collapsed to ground, with photographs from Pride Park showing the Derby medical staff tending to his left ankle.
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“No [update] yet. He’s gone off for a scan, so we’ll wait and see the results of that,” Derby manager John Eustace said afterward. “It’s not [nice to see].
We don’t want to lose any players. We don’t want to see any players coming off on a stretcher. Hopefully, it’s not as bad as what it might be.
Until we get the scan results, we’ll have to wait and see. ” However severe the injury, it couldn’t come at a more precarious time for Agyemang, who debuted for the United States in one of Mauricio Pochettino’s first windows as manager. The striker had fared well in his first Championship season after leaving Charlotte FC in July, bagging 10 goals and adding three assists in 36 league appearances.