Jack Grealish suffered ‘worst dead leg Man City doctor had ever seen’ and could not walk

Jack Grealish could not even walk after suffering the ‘worst dead leg’ Manchester City’s doctor has ever seen in August.

The City star has revealed how he was left debilitated by an extreme dead leg, suffering an eight-inch haematoma on his thigh.

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Grealish is currently on England dutyCredit: Getty

Grealish missed weeks of action after an injury suffered against Sheffield United on August 27, the last time he has started in the Premier League.

While he has since recovered, City’s medical staff were left shocked by his condition, which left him unable to walk.

“I’ve had so many dead legs over the years and I am usually good at taking them, taking the hits and stuff,” said Grealish.

“You have little ones that are there for two to three days — but if you get a dead leg and you have the haematoma (a bleeding outside the blood vessels), a bad one, it’s around six centimetres (two-and-a-half inches).

“Mine was like 20 centimetres. Our doctor (Max Sala) said it’s the worst dead leg he’s ever seen, by a mile.

“It wasn’t even bad, the tackle. It was Oli McBurnie.

“If I showed you the tackle now, you’d be like, ‘Get up’. But the pain…honestly!

“After the game it was sore. But when I was on the coach, I was like, ‘I need something here’.

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Grealish was left in heaps of pain after a collision against Sheffield UnitedCredit: Getty

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City doctors were left shocked by the extent of the injuryCredit: Getty

“I went to walk off the coach back into the training ground at City and I genuinely could not walk. I couldn’t bend my leg. I had to get crutches.

“It was the worst pain ever. I was going into City every day. I was in for 14 days in a row because you need to keep it moving. Five weeks later, it’s all right.”

Grealish is currently with the England set-up after being called up to the squad by Gareth Southgate.

He is expected to start against Australia on Friday night at Wembley as he looks to kickstart his season at City.

The 28-year-old has yet to score for his club this season and has just one assist, subsequently in the same match he was injured against Sheffield United.

Pep Guardiola has had several selection problems this season, including Kevin de Bruyne and John Stones being injured and Rodri being suspended.

And it has hurt City, who have now lost three out of their last four matches, including a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates last week.

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