Patrick Dorgu injury: Left thigh blow halts Denmark winger

• Patrick Dorgu was forced off inside 30 minutes for Denmark against Wales after a left thigh injury.
• He went down holding the back of his leg as Denmark pushed for a breakthrough.
• Mohammed Daramy replaced him on the half hour mark, with scan results now awaited.

Patrick Dorgu lasted fewer than 30 minutes for Denmark before a left thigh injury ended his night against Wales on Sunday.

The Manchester United full-back went down holding the back of his leg as his side pushed forward in the Nations League tie.

The Patrick Dorgu injury forced Denmark into an early change. Mohammed Daramy came on for him right on the half hour mark, with a member of staff walking off the pitch alongside him.

Scan results are still awaited, so the exact scale of the injury is not yet clear. Nothing about a diagnosis or a return date has been confirmed yet.

Patrick Dorgu injury: how the thigh blow happened

Denmark were on the attack when Dorgu pulled up. He grabbed the back of his left thigh and slowed sharply, the kind of reaction that usually points to a muscle problem rather than a blow from an opponent.

Joakim Maehle reacted fastest. Once Denmark won the ball back he kicked it out of play, giving the medical staff room to reach Dorgu without the game continuing around him. That incident is detailed in our full report on the Denmark game.

Two members of Denmark’s medical staff came on to check him, then after a short consultation they decided he could not continue.

Dorgu then made the long walk to the touchline, with Daramy already stripped and ready to come on, as confirmed by the Manchester Evening News report.

The expert angle: assessing Denmark’s early setback

A thigh injury picked up on international duty is the kind of blow a club dreads most.

Once a player reports for his country, United and others have no control over their minutes.

Any frustration at Old Trafford will likely be about timing rather than blame. It is the kind of setback we have seen disrupt a player’s early season rhythm before.

United’s own medical staff will want sight of the scan before drawing any conclusion.

What happens next for Dorgu and medical staff

Dorgu is expected to undergo scans once Denmark’s medical team, or United’s own staff, get access to him.

Those results will decide whether this is a short layoff or something longer.

United’s medical team are expected to stay in close contact with the Danish federation in these early stages before the player returns to Manchester.

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