Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has posted an inspirational quote from a Rocky film following confirmation he will miss the rest of the season with cruciate knee ligament damage.
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Gundogan collided with Nordin Amrabat during City's midweek victory against Watford and attempted to play on for nearly 10 minutes before giving up and leaving the pitch in tears.
Tests on Thursday and Friday have confirmed that he has suffered damaged cruciate ligaments in the same knee he discloated back in May, when he was still with Borussia Dortmund.