From Sergio Aguero’s QPR goal to David Beckham’s halfway-line strike, the Premier League has afforded us some superb moments over the years – but now we take a look at the darker side of the division

Despite the constant hammering from some corners that modern football has become ‘soft’, there are still a number of horrendous injuries that occur in our physical game.

Premier League stars can usually expect a tight hamstring or a trodden foot, but sadly on the odd occasion, things can be even worse.

Players can lose years out owing to a severe leg break – or they never get to play ever again.

Here the Daily Star Sport takes you through 10 times that footballers in England’s elite division suffered some of the most horrific injuries imaginable.

Warning: this won’t be for the weak of heart.