Manchester City defender Eric Garcia during a match against Liverpool in 2018. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Manchester City's Eric Garcia carried off after scary collision with goalkeeper

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 17, 2020 5:42 PM ET

Medical personnel took Manchester City defender Eric Garcia off the pitch on a stretcher with an apparent head injury late in Wednesday's match versus Arsenal following scary scenes at the Etihad.

With the game's result already settled in the 80th minute, the 19-year-old Garcia tracked back to cover an over-the-top ball as City goalkeeper Ederson left his line to protect his box.

Ederson never saw his teammate, and he unintentionally plowed into Garcia while simultaneously clearing the ball:

Hope Eric Garcia is ok #MCIARS pic.twitter.com/ZwpBr11IjM
— Donny Moore (@Donny_Moore) June 17, 2020

Play was quickly halted, and Garcia received attention for roughly nine minutes before he was taken for further evaluations and treatments.

That's the end of Eric's night. We'll update you as soon as we can on his condition

2-0 #ManCity
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 17, 2020

City held a commanding 2-0 advantage at the time of the collision, while Arsenal were relegated to 10 men after David Luiz was sent off shortly after the break.

Phil Foden added a third tally in stoppage time to cement the victory for the defending champions on the first day of the Premier League's resumption since the coronavirus pandemic forced the campaign's suspension in March.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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