Jack Butland breaks silence as former Man United ace shares health update after internal bleed

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Jack Butland says he is 'focused on making a full recovery' after he was rushed to hospital with an internal bleed on New Year's Eve.

The 31-year-old ex-England international, now at Rangers, was set to feature against Celtic in the Old Firm derby on Thursday, but he has been ruled out. Butland spent the night in the hospital, but was discharged on Wednesday morning.

While he is out of hospital, Butland is set to be absent for the clash with Celtic at Ibrox, and it's unknown how long he will be unavailable for. Liam Kelly is now expected to deputise in his place, with Butland missing just his second Scottish Premiership game of the season.

In a statement released on X, formerly Twitter, Rangers said: "Rangers can confirm goalkeeper Jack Butland will miss tomorrow’s Old Firm match with Celtic.

"The goalkeeper suffered an internal bleed in his leg which required hospital treatment, but he has since been released and is recovering.

"Everyone at Rangers wishes Jack a speedy recovery."

And now, Butland has released a message on his Instagram account to update supporters on his condition. He wrote: "I really appreciate the messages, but it's important the information is correct. I've suffered a significant bleed to my leg that needed that needed hospital attention, thankfully it's now under control and will lead to a full recovery hopefully sooner rather than later.

"Needless to say it's come at an awful time and I was fully focused on helped us as a club. The most important thing now is supporting the lads and focusing on getting fit as soon as possible. Let's stick together and push on @rangersfc," alongside a fist pumping emoji and a Great Britian flag.

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