Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has admitted that a pep talk from Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen's cardiologist reassured him he could still play in the Premier League.
The centre-back, 28, collapsed eight minutes into the Championship play-off final at Wembley in May because of an atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular - or unusually fast - heart rate.
He then watched their penalty shootout triumph over Coventry City from a hospital bed surrounded by his family. He spent five days in hospital and underwent a small procedure to make sure that the issue does not repeat itself in the future.
However, it was only once he had a discussion with consultant Sanjay Sharma, who oversaw Eriksen's return to football after he suffered a cardiac arrest at the rearranged European Championship in June 2021, that the defender's path to a return looked clearer.