Manager Phil Parkinson called it a small puncture and said the team didn't immediately know how long Mullin will be out.
Striker Paul Mullin, one of the stars of the “Welcome to Wrexham” docuseries, was hospitalized with a punctured lung after a collision with Manchester United goalie Nathan Bishop in a friendly Tuesday night.
Mullin was attempting a header when Bishop challenged him just outside the box in the 11th minute and the two went down. Mullin immediately grabbed his head with his right hand and his left hip with his left hand, and was clearly in pain. He was down for about seven minutes. A stretcher and a cart were sent out and Mullin was surrounded by medical personnel, but he eventually got up and slowly walked off with assistance while wearing an oxygen mask.
Manager Phil Parkinson called it a small puncture and said the team didn't immediately know how long Mullin will be out. Ryan Reynolds, who owns Wrexham with fellow actor Rob McElhenney, tweeted that “Paul Mullin puts his last drop of blood into everything he does” and that the entire Wrexham community was pulling for a speedy recovery.
“Obviously it's a massive blow for us,” Parkinson said after Wrexham won 3-1 in front of a record crowd of 34,248 at San Diego State's Snapdragon Stadium in the third of four matches on a U.S. tour. “Injuries are part and parcel of football and you've got to deal with them as a group and we'll come out stronger.”The regular season starts Aug. 5 for the Welsh club, which recently earned promotion to English soccer's fourth tier.“I'm fuming,” Parkinson said.
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