Hardie to see a 'specialist': Muslic

Ryan Hardie holds his back after suffering an injury during Plymouth Argyle's defeat at Blackburn Rovers

Ryan Hardie will be sent to see a specialist when Plymouth Argyle return from their 2-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers.

Head coach Miron Muslic, asked about the seriousness of the injury, which forced the club's top goalscorer off in the first half, told BBC Radio Devon:

"We have to wait, such an important player, and he will have to go straight to the specialist to see, but there is a back issue with his nerves."

Muslic urged patience from fans as his team's three-match winning streak came to an end, saying: "We found the right balance before the Liverpool game, and found the right balance after it to deliver a performance like we did against Millwall and win the game.

"No-one can expect us to ride from victory to victory every three days, but we are very competitive and in a better place than three or four weeks ago.

"We have closed the gap. A lot of teams are involved in this [relegation] scenario, six or seven at least, and it's up to us to keep a cool mind and keep this organisation, structure and intensity - and then we can get all the points we need to stay up."