Gunners ace could have lost his foot, specialist reveals

EDUARDO DA SILVA could have lost his left foot had medical staff not been so prompt in treating his horrific leg break, according to a specialist.

Osteopath and physiotherapist Tim Allardyce revealed that any delay in attending to such an injury would likely result in amputation.

He said: “You can lose the foot, simple as. Once the foot dislocates like that, it can badly damage the blood vessels and it’s very, very serious.