Manchester City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck, who has been absent from the squad this season after playing 17 of the 22 Women’s Super League games in 2022-23, has revealed that she “doesn’t sit for a while” is undergoing treatment after tests revealed she had suffered a left occipital infarction, in the form of a stroke.
She wrote on social media: “Thankfully, there is no lasting damage to my brain or vision. I’ve had several weeks of follow-up tests, appointments with specialists and with the club’s medical team, I’m on the way. “the road to recovery.
City are three points ahead, Chelsea have a game in hand as they play the Continental Cup final on Sunday.
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“It’s huge,” City manager Gareth Taylor said. “I see functionality as the catalyst for what we do. We know what we want to do between now and the end of the season and we know what others can do. We’ve got the rest now and we’ll face West Ham at home.