England star Tyrone Mings gives major injury update as emotional Aston Villa fans say ‘he means everything to me’
ASTON VILLA star Tyrone Mings opened up about his road to recovery in a touching clip.
Mings suffered a ruptured ACL during Villa’s first game of the Premier League season against Newcastle in August.
The centre-back was stretched off in pain with his leg in a brace and he is now set to miss the rest of the campaign.
The England international then shared a cryptic Instagram post that made fans fear he would retire.
But instead the 30-year-old showed he is doing fine as he posted a video showing his recovery from a hospital bed to working hard in the gym as he thanked fans for their support.
Mings has now shared another update as well as some more details about his injury on X.
The defender initially thought he was dealing with an ACL injury alone but extra tests showed there’s “a little cartilage damage” as well.
Mings accompanied the clip with the following caption: “It’s not pretty but it’s worth it.”
The Villa star said: “After the first video of giving you a little glimpse into what I’ve been up to, this video is a little introduction to the first two weeks after surgery.
“Everything entails from coming to terms with injury, hopefully I will share a little bit of light into the reality of what it looks like from surgery.
“Five hours after the injury, I just got home and I’m in a lot of pain. I know from being here before, a few years ago, some days are bad, some days you feel positive, some days you feel sorry for yourself.
“Then the injury was confirmed it was a long-term one, ACL. Originally I thought it was an ACL injury alone but I’ve done a few extra things and without going into details, there’s a little cartilage damage as well.
“It’s a really tough one to wake up to after surgery. I was in excruciating pain, cannot put any weight on my knee, it’s a marathon, not a sprint – it’s just going to take a little longer. A couple of weeks after surgery were up and down, a couple of times I was ill.
“I think one of the things that people always take into consideration is the lack of independence being on crutches. As someone who is very active, having to rely on people is a tough situation to be in.
“Sitting in the background and watching the team on TV fills me with great pride, sometimes a little bit of frustration I’m not playing but it’s all good in the end. A difficult start to the first few weeks of rehab. More insights to come.”
Mings’ clip led to over 4,000 likes from his 274,000 followers all of whom reached out to the popular player.
One fan tweeted: “Swear he means everything to me.”
Another commented: “Well done Ty for sharing something incredibly painful both literally and emotionally. It’s not often we get insights from players about their recovery, not like this.”
A third posted: “Nothing I would’ve loved more than watching Mings play in Europe this season.”
This fan said: “Keep going.”
And that one stated: “You are pretty, KING.”