Arsenal star Beth Mead has opened up on her return from injury alongside teammate and off-field partner Vivianne Miedema, explaining how the attacking duo have served as sources of inspiration for each other and even opened their doors for teammate Laura Wienroither as she begins her recovery journey.
Mead, who collected the golden boot and player of the tournament awards as England won the Euros last summer, ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament in Arsenal ’s 3-2 defeat by Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in November. One week later, Miedema suffered the same injury in Arsenal’s Champions League clash against Lyon.
The injuries marked a cruel twist of fate for the Gunners’ front line and fired Mead into a race against time ahead of this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
