Richarlison admits his latest injury is a body blow, amid fears the Tottenham forward faces another spell on the sidelined.
The Brazilian injured himself as he set up Dominic Solanke to score the fourth Spurs goal in Sunday’s 4-1 win against Aston Villa.
Richarlison looked visibly distressed as he left the pitch clutching the back of his left hamstring.
Spurs have been assessing Richarlison this week and scans will determine the full extent of the injury and how long the 27-year-old will be out.
“It’s a difficult moment, again,” Richarlison said in a post on Instagram. “I was very happy working hard and playing, but now I am injured again”.
“It’s difficult to say what I’m feeling in this moment, just pray for me… I hope God will protect me”.
Another injury for Richarlison would be hugely frustrating him and Spurs, who took extra care with his rehabilitation after a groin strain which kept him out from August.
“We've taken our time with him but it hasn't been just about him recuperating and recovering from the injury," Ange Postecoglou said on October 18.
"We've tried to use it to build his fitness base up so when he comes back and to be fair to him, he's worked awfully hard.
"He has trimmed down, he looks really lean now and has worked really hard.
“We've tried to use it almost as a pre-season for him on an individual basis to not just get him to recover from his injury because he probably recovered from his injury a couple of weeks ago. But we've used the last couple of weeks to get his fitness base up and him into good physical condition so we don't have to keep going through this cycle of him coming back and breaking down.”
Spurs face Galatasaray in the Europa League on Thursday and host Ipswich in the Premier League on Sunday.
