Notts County captain Michael O'Connor suffers ruptured anterior cruciate ligament

Notts County have confirmed that captain Michael O'Connor has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

The midfielder, who has made 34 appearances for Notts this season, was stretchered off the pitch after suffering the injury to his right knee in Monday's 3-1 defeat to Portsmouth at Meadow Lane.

Initial scans suggested a ruptured ACL, and further assessment by a surgeon confirmed the news on Friday.

"We are all devastated for Michael, who is a huge influence for us on and off the field," Magpies boss Kevin Nolan told the Nottingham Post.

"Everyone at the club will do everything they can to ensure he comes back stronger from this.

"While he may be facing a while on the sidelines, he has a huge role to play as captain of this football club and he will be heavily involved in everything we do going forward."

O'Connor tweeted: "Absolutely gutted with rupturing my ACL in the game on Monday. Going to be a long and hard road to getting back on the pitch.

"With good people around me I am confident I will come back stronger and help Notts County to promotion next year."

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