Millwall boss not expecting Leonard and McNamara injuries to be short-term ones

Millwall suffered a double defensive setback in tonight’s 2-2 draw against Cardiff City with Ryan Leonard and Danny McNamara both forced off with injuries.

And Lions head coach Alex Neil admitted the prognosis does not look promising for the pair in terms of a speedy return to action.

Leonard was forced off just before the hour mark and McNamara, his replacement, was on the pitch for just four minutes before a knee injury curtailed his night. The latter was stretchered from the pitch.

Asked about the injuries, Neil said: “They don’t look good, do they?

“I think you can always tell in the manner in which a player goes down.

“If they sort of pull up or something and they sort of say ‘I’m not quite right’, whereas the two lads literally crumpled in a heap.

“I don’t know to what extent – obviously we need to get them scanned – but I don’t expect them to be ones that are going be short term, shall we say.”