Everton forward Bernard suffered medial ligament damage to his right knee during his side’s 3-2 defeat against Brighton on Saturday.
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The Brazilian appeared to sustain the injury on the slippery surface after falling over all by himself but managed to hobble off the pitch with the assistance of staff from the Merseyside club.
The 27-year-old was seen leaving the ground with a crutch and his leg in a soft brace after the game and will now miss Everton’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie against Watford.
The defeat to the Seagulls saw the Toffees’ linger just two points above the Premier League drop zone above the likes of Newcastle and Southampton, who both failed to win during the weekend’s fixtures.
🤕 | @b_10duarte has sustained a grade 2 medial ligament injury.
Get well soon, Bernard.
👉 https://t.co/Lc3oDxtGTm pic.twitter.com/r27wQmVSnq
— Everton (@Everton) October 27, 2019
Having only won three of their first 10 Premier League games, the injury news to Bernard was the final straw for some as the bad news continued to flow.
One fan said that the season is going from “bad to worse”, while another said that he will be sorely missed whilst out injured.
Here you will find some of the best comments from Everton fans:
From bad to worse
— Gyorgi (@TweetGyorgi) October 27, 2019
Get well soon Bernard. We will miss you while you recover.
— Cheryl swanick (@Cheryl01375906) October 27, 2019
We’re cursed aren’t we 🙄🙄💙
— Tim Fahy (@tim_fahy195) October 27, 2019
Bad news! Be out a while then. Get well soon fella and hope you come back stronger than ever
— Aide Dews (@AidyDews) October 27, 2019
Get well soon Bern, 💙 this just sums up our season! 😥🙈
— Matthew Paul Carrigan (@CestrianToffee) October 27, 2019
Shoot us whilst we’re down. Nice one boys
— Isaac (@efc_isaac) October 27, 2019
We’re running head first into relegation 😦
— Ferencz Csongor (@CsongorFerencz) October 27, 2019
Our luck must change for the better!!!
Speedy recovery Bernard.
— Marty (@Marty62600345) October 27, 2019
