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<\/p>\nFans have been left gobsmacked after James Maddison managed to play on despite suffering what appeared to be a shocking injury.<\/p>\n
The Tottenham midfielder\u2019s first North London Derby was an eventful affair. He almost cost his side a goal when, at 1-0 to Arsenal, he lost the ball to Gabriel Jesus, who blazed over the bar from close range. <\/p>\n
Maddison then began to exert a positive influence on the game, setting up both Tottenham goals for Son Heung-min as the visitors secured a deserved 2-2 draw against their bitter rivals. Maddison didn\u2019t finish the match, although he incredibly managed to play on for a period despite, at first glance, appearing to suffer a serious knee injury. <\/p>\n
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Fans were left wincing when a replay showed the knee buckle as his studs got caught in the turf. With Maddison lying on the pitch in pain, it looked as if he would leave the game.<\/p>\n
However, he not only got back to his feet, he remarkably played on for a few minutes, even if he was in discomfort. Maddison was eventually withdrawn by Ange Postecoglou in the 78th minute as the game petered out into a draw.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have no idea how, but James Maddison is still on the pitch and looks ok,\u201d said one fan. During the stoppage, another commented: \u201cJames Maddison is down and it looks an awful knee injury. Hope he can continue, but it doesn't look good at all.\u201d A third added: \u201cOh dear, James Maddison's knee did something that knees shouldn't do.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the match, Postecoglou said Maddison hadn\u2019t been 100% going into the contest. The Australian boss said: \u201cMadders wasn't 100 per cent going into the game. But he got through it fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Speaking himself, Maddison, who was named player of the match, said he didn\u2019t know how serious the injury was.<\/p>\n
He said: "I just had a little moment where I jolted my knee a little bit, and you don\u2019t ever want to be playing in a derby where you\u2019re not totally 100%. I thought the lads were brilliant, we showed our quality and 2-2 is probably a fair result." <\/p>\n