Dundalk’s bid for a first league title since 1995 suffered a massive setback yesterday evening after striker David McMillan was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
The 25-year-old limped out of Friday night’s 2-0 victory away to UCD just minutes after coming off the bench, with an MRI scan yesterday confirming ankle ligament damage that will require surgery to repair.
Speaking to dundalkfc.com last night, McMillan said: “Obviously I am very disappointed with the news. My season is over and it’s disappointing. I went for an MRI scan yesterday and was just waiting for the result. I was hoping it was just a sprain but I have torn ligaments in my ankle.
“I have surgery tomorrow to fix things there and will be in a cast for the next 6 weeks so we will see what happens then.”
The former UCD and Sligo Rovers man had scored 15 goals this season, including seven in the league and was the runner-up for the SWAI/SSE Airtricity Player of the Month award for August.
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