Barrie McKay feared his season was over when he broke down with an unusual knee ligament problem just a week after returning from ankle surgery.
The Hearts ace had never heard of a posterior ligament injury and jokes that an ill-advised internet search even suggested he was facing an AMPUTATION after being struck down in the Conference League play-off defeat to PAOK.
But after finally returning to action this week the Tynecastle wing king is eager to ensure it’s opposition defenders left without a leg to stand on as he bids to make up for lost time.
McKay missed the entire pre-season after going under the knife on his ankle in the summer. He then endured another three months on the sidelines with the PCL injury in a campaign that appeared to be cursed.
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