article_snippet.sent: By the end of this encounter the greater, more pressing, concern was for the welfare of Silva.
article_snippet.sent: Injured from what both managers agreed was an accidental elbow in the face from Cheikhou Kouyate midway through the second half, the Spanish international required oxygen before leaving the pitch on a stretcher after eight minutes of treatment.
article_snippet.sent: Silva had to receive treatment on the pitch for over six minutes after the collision with Cheikhou Kouyate abd was eventually replaced .
article_snippet.sent: Silva had to be replaced late in the second-half and exited the filed of play on a stretcher after being hit in the face by Cheikhou Kouyate's elbow .