Ireland midfielder James McCarthy was carried off the pitch today in what looks to be a severe ankle or ligament injury whilst playing for Wigan against Bolton at the DW stadium.
The 19 year old international sustained the injury when he was tackled from behind by Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, in the Premier League clash.
McCarthy received several minutes of treatment before being carried from the pitch, and was eventually taken to hospital for an x-ray.
McCarthy was expected to be named in Giovanni Trapattoni's squad for next month's friendly clash against Norway in Dublin however that now seems unlikely due to the seriousness of the ankle injury.
Wigan Manager Roberto Martinez, speaking after the 1-1 draw, said that they will know the seriousness of the injury within the next 12 hours.
"He is going to the hospital now, and we will find out over the next 12 hours," Martinez said.
"His right ankle looks in a bad state, and we just hope that it is not as bad as we fear."
"It's a real shame, because he's been performing in a very special manner."
"When you look at the replay, he clearly gets his ankle first," said Martinez. "It's disappointing, it's from behind but the intent is to play the ball."
Bolton boss Owen Coyle, who has followed McCarthy's career as he came through the youth ranks at former club Hamilton, shared his Wigan counterpart's concern.
Coyle stated: "My thoughts are to make sure he's OK, because I've known him as a young kid progressing all the way through to where he is now and there's no doubt he's destined for a glittering career.
"Hopefully he's back very soon. Certainly from my position it looked an innocuous challenge. They both went to shut the ball."
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