Aaron Ramsey experienced a “pop” in his hamstring at Millwall, heightening concerns that the Leicester City midfielder could be set for a spell on the treatment table.
Ramsey pulled up within the first minute of the second half at The Den after bursting forward in an attempt to support a City attack.
After several minutes of medical attention, he got back on his feet and limped off the field, with Julian Carranza coming on as his replacement.
Further examination of Ramsey’s issue will take place over the coming days to assess its extent, but it may sideline him for a few weeks.
“It’s difficult to say how bad it can be but definitely he felt a pop in his hamstring,” manager Marti Cifuentes said after the game. “It’s definitely a muscular injury but how bad it is we don’t know yet.”
Cifuentes revealed his half-time instruction at Millwall was to supply the ball to Ramsey and Jordan James as they were the players capable of creating danger, but that approach fell apart almost instantly.
Ramsey had been among City’s standout performers in the opening half, with most of their promising passages of play in the first 15 minutes running through him.
He has also scored the only two goals City have managed since returning from the October international break, netting against Portsmouth and Hull.
City will be mindful, from their experience with Ricardo Pereira, that hamstring setbacks are common among players recovering from ACL injuries.
At Millwall, Ramsey was making only his seventh outing since undergoing ACL surgery following the initial blow in February 2024.
City had been easing him back cautiously, with Cifuentes opting to rest him from the starting XI in midweek and only introducing him as a second-half substitute at Hull.