Joe Hart stretchered off in Manchester derby with apparent calf injury

Things have gone from bad to worse for Manchester City.

Down 1-0 in the derby to rival Manchester United on Sunday, the Citizens watched as goalkeeper Joe Hart had to be stretchered off early in the second half after crumbling to the pitch with an apparent calf problem.

England's No. 1 'keeper, whose participation in the Three Lions' upcoming friendlies against Germany and the Netherlands will now be thrown into question, was injured when he was forced to rush out and clear a woeful back-pass from Martin Demichelis.

After just beating United attacker Anthony Martial to the ball and clearing the danger, Hart dropped to the pitch and eventually required the stretcher to be carried off.