Peter Casey: ‘With a knee injury it’s the worst fear, the cruciate’

Casey had scored five points before picking up the injury in the All-Ireland final

Limerick mayor Cllr Daniel Butler, with Limerick hurlers, from left, Peter Casey, Darragh O’Donovan, and William O’Donoghue in attendance at the launch of ‘Back 2 Back’ at Limerick City and County Council offices at Merchants Quay in Limerick. Picture: Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Limerick forward Peter Casey is on the long road to recovery after surgery on a cruciate ligament injury sustained in the county’s All-Ireland final win.

“I had the operation three weeks ago last Saturday,” said Casey on Monday.