Manchester City defender Kyle Walker says he expected Oscar Bobb to be prominent in Pep Guardiola’s plans this season.
Walker – currently on loan at AC Milan – told his BBC Sounds podcast of the freak injury Bobb suffered in training at a time when the talented 21-year-old had momentum.
Bobb fractured his leg in August having made two Premier League appearances.
“I was there in the training session when he did it,” Walker recalled.
“I was devastated for him. You know, one of them injuries where no one’s around him. It wasn’t a tackle. It wasn’t someone being daft and stupid and a late one. It was a freak incident that happened. So, yes, he was flying at the start of the season. I was watching the pre-season games. The manager was so impressed with him.
“I definitely thought that when I came back and you get the feeling from what Pep’s feeling, you kind of knew that he was in his plans to play. But, I think this will make him a bigger and better player. Setbacks are sometimes good because I think it builds you as a character and builds you as a football player, because not everything in life – and definitely in football – goes swimmingly well all the time.”
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