Tyler Adams injury news — USMNT star has 'possible MCL injury' as Bournemouth boss hails 'massive' midfielder

Tyler Adams suffered a left knee injury on Monday in Bournemouth's Monday match with Manchester United at Old Trafford, and manager Andoni Iraola is rueing a possible MCL injury for his 'massive' midfielder.

The midfielder was lunging to put off a Matheus Cunha shot from distance and absorbed part of the ball and then Cunha's left-footed follow through right on the left foot/ankle area.

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Adams immediately hit the ground and was in clear distress as trainers tended to him for several minutes.

Alex Scott was quickly readied as Adams' time lasted just five minutes, and the USMNT man was able to walk off the field albeit with a limp. The American was back on the bench by the end of the game, giving some hope that his removal was overblown.

Andoni Iraola on Tyler Adams injury

Iraola says the injury appears to be a twisted knee. The bad new? There may be a CL involved. The good news? It's not an ACL.

“It’s the worst news from the game,” Iraola said, via The Athletic. “The knee, twisted, I think it’s MCL but we’ll check him and see if it is a small strain or something else. It is not what you want, in the second or third minute. To lose a player like him is massive. It’s bad news for us because Tyler is massive for us."

The Festive Fixtures always ask a lot from a team's depth and Bournemouth is not particularly strong in Adams' position.

The USMNT will not have a match until March, and the update could've certainly been worse.

Tyler Adams injury history

Adams was just returning from a yellow-card suspension but has been reliable after a rough injury patch at the start of his time with Bournemouth.

A hamstring injury cost Adams the first 28 games of his first season at Bournemouth in 2023-24, and he'd make just three appearances that season as back problems cost him time then as well as his first eight of the last Premier League season.

But he'd play in 28 of Bournemouth's remaining 30 PL games, and Adams started the Cherries' first 14 games of this season prior to his yellow-card accumulation suspension served December 6 versus Chelsea.

Iraola has hailed Adams as a “competitor, character, and captain,” crediting the American for both his effort and cerebral reading of what's working and not working for the Cherries.

No doubt Mauricio Pochettino feels similar and — with a home World Cup approaching — will hope that this injury is less serious than it initially appeared in Manchester.

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