'He's in good form' - Baxter on Carrick defender Stewart

Carrick Rangers manager Stephen Baxter says defender Cameron Stewart should make a full recovery after suffering a brain aneurysm earlier this week.

The club confirmed in a statement on Friday that the 28-year-old had "successful surgery" this week and is recovering in hospital.

"I spoke with him yesterday and he's in good form," Baxter told BBC Sport NI after his side's goalless draw with Glentoran.

"It's always a real shock when you hear of a young man getting a bleed on the brain, and having to operate to sort all of that out. Thankfully the surgeons were able to do all of that.

"They have said that he's a very healthy young man and will make a full recovery from all this so we're confident - providing there are no more haemorrhages - that things will be okay."

"We're confident he will be but they're monitoring him now very closely for the next seven days I believe before he'll be released and let's hope that he will be absolutely fine."

Stewart joined Carrick from Glentoran in 2022 after spells with Linfield, Ards and Glenavon.