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Krystian Bielik's agent has criticised Derby County for playing the midfielder in Monday night's under-23 game in which he suffered a serious knee injury.

Bielik was handed match minutes following the completion of his three-game suspension for his red card in the Championship clash against Charlton Athletic.

The 22-year-old Polish international was carried off on a stretcher after only 17 minutes of the under-23 fixture against Tottenham Hotspur and it is feared he has suffered Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) damage.

If that is the case, he will be out for the rest of the season and could miss the European Championship finals in the summer.

(Image: Andy Clarke)

Bielik's agent, Cezary Kucharski, is quoted in Sportowefakty saying: "Krystian was getting ready for Saturday's match with Hull. He could easily handle it by training normally.

"In the meetings of younger players, on a lower level, the game is completely different. I believe that this Monday session did not make sense."

Bielik joined the Rams from Arsenal in the summer in a deal that could rise to £10m.