Man City's Ilkay Gundogan watched his own cruciate surgery take place

MAN City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has described in graphic detail the 276-day physical and psychological torture of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ALC) injury, writes Tony Leen.

Gundogan was operated on by renowned Barcelona-based specialist Dr. Ramon Cugat who reputation as a surgeon is matched by his ability to put the world’s top sports stars “in deep distress and full of fear”, at ease.