Tottenham legend Gary Mabbutt is backing Ryan Mason to recover from a fractured skull and resume his top-flight playing career - just like he did.
Mason underwent emergency surgery on Sunday after a sickening clash of heads with Gary Cahill during Hull's defeat to Chelsea.
Mabbutt knows all too well what the former Spurs star is going through, having suffered the same horror injury in match for the north London club in 1993.
But it did not prevent Mabbutt from playing again and, given the determination Mason has shown throughout his career, he expects the 25-year-old to be back on the football field 'as soon as possible'.