Paul Mullin responds after being left with punctured lung by Man United youngster

Wrexham star Paul Mullin has responded after he was left with a punctured lung by a Manchester United player during their friendly clash.

On Tuesday, the Welsh club were up against United at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.

Erik ten Hag went with a youthful side as the regular first-team stars were rested.

In the end, Wrexham came out 3-1 winners thanks to goals from Elliot Lee, Aaron Hayden and Sam Dalby. Marc Jurado was on the scoresheet for the Red Devils.

However, the match was marred by a scary moment between United goalkeeper Nathan Bishop and Wrexham man Mullin.

With just seven minutes on the clock, Bishop clattered into Mullin, leaving him with a punctured lung.

Mullin has since responded by giving fans an update via his Instagram.

Posting a picture of him in hospital, he wrote: “Thank you for all your messages! All good here!”

Bishop has since taken to Twitter to apologise to Mullin.

He wrote: “Just wanted to share my sincerest apologies to @PMullin7. A complete misjudgement and a genuine accident with 0 malicious intent at all!

“Wishing you the speediest recovery and hope to see you back scoring goals as soon as possible!”

Just wanted to share my sincerest apologies to @PMullin7 A complete misjudgement and a genuine accident with 0 malicious intent at all!
Wishing you the speediest recovery and hope to see you back scoring goals as soon as possible!

— nath (@natthb13) July 26, 2023

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson was far from happy with the 23-year-old’s challenge.

He said after the match: “I’m fuming about it, I’ve got to be honest with you.

“It was a clumsy, reckless challenge in a pre-season game and I’m not happy with it at all.”

Parkinson continued: “We just got a call from the hospital to say there’s a small puncture in his lung. It’ll probably be tomorrow morning before we get the specialist to have a look at it.”

After the 3-1 defeat by Wrexham, United will next take on Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in the United States. Before heading back to the UK to face Lens and Athletic Club.