Marc Guehi has revealed that Jordan Henderson is on course for a 'speedy recovery' after sustaining a broken arm while celebrating England's 3-2 victory over Mexico. Henderson was left in considerable pain after slipping while clambering over the advertising hoardings at the Azteca Stadium. The midfielder was administered oxygen as he departed the pitch on a stretcher following the incident, before being rushed to hospital. Henderson is expected to miss the remainder of the World Cup and will require surgery, though he will stay with the England squad for the duration of their tournament campaign.
Guehi's update on Henderson
When pressed for an update on Henderson during an appearance on Lions' Den, team-mate Guehi said: "Hendo's a good man, he's in a better place than he was yesterday. It was obviously scary for him and his family and for everyone else, but we're just glad that he's on the road to a speedy recovery."
The former Liverpool captain had been an unused substitute in Sunday's thrilling round-of-16 encounter at the Azteca Stadium, where Harry Kane's penalty on the hour mark and a Jude Bellingham brace handed ten-man England a memorable triumph.
Manager's mixed emotions
Speaking in the aftermath, Three Lions boss Thomas confessed that Henderson's injury had left him with conflicting feelings. "My emotions are very mixed," the England boss said. "I'm just proud of the mentality and the attitude. Round of 32, round of 16 is the moment in tournaments where you find a way to win. We did it with pure mentality, with heart. We overcame every obstacle that was thrown at us. I am so proud of the mentality and the will of this team. It is a very, very special night for us."
"Mixed feelings also because I am exhausted, of course, and emotional, but also sad because Jordan got injured. He injured his wrist. He is at the moment at the hospital, so it is quite a serious injury. It just doesn't fit to the evening that Jordan is now not with us. I don't know the procedure what is going on. I just did the press, and the doc told me he's in hospital."
Upcoming quarter-final challenge
England's next challenge comes in the form of a quarter-final clash with Norway in Miami on Saturday night. The fixture will pit Guehi against Manchester City colleague Erling Haaland, who netted twice against Brazil to secure his nation's progression to the last eight. Haaland has already found the net seven times during the competition, with Guehi acknowledging: "It's going to be fun. I know he'll be up for it too, and like Nico said, it'll be a challenge. It'll be good to see some familiar faces and we'll try to do our best and get a win."
City star O'Reilly added: "It's special and a great feeling [to reach the quarter-final]. But we haven't really got time for celebrating, we've got another tough game coming and every team is going to be tough, so we've got to be ready."
