Robbie Neilson has backed “warrior” Craig Gordon to come back from the horror injury he suffered at Tannadice.
The Hearts captain had to be stretchered off whilst being given gas and air following a collision with Dundee United’s Steven Fletcher. The former Scotland teammates collided at pace after Gordon was first to a ball over the top of his defence, and Fletcher collided with the 39-year-old’s standing leg, which looked very much like it could be broken.
Inexplicably, referee Colin Stephen awarded a spot kick despite it being fairly clear Gordon won the race with Fletcher. He was then summoned over the VAR screen, and took his time deciding before eventually overturning his decision. As that was happening, Zander Clark was readying himself to come on, and was introduced for his Hearts debut as his teammate was taken to hospital, seemingly in a fair bit of distress as he went.
