Frank Lampard, Gary Lineker and Didier Drogba have been among those sending best wishes to former England midfielder Ray Wilkins who is critically ill in hospital following a heart attack, according to reports. The 61-year-old ex-Chelsea, Manchester United and Rangers player fell in the wake of the cardiac arrest, his wife Jackie is quoted as telling the Daily Mirror. "He's in hospital, he's had a cardiac arrest and is in intensive care," the newspaper quoted her as saying. He's critically ill."The cardiac arrest led to a fall which has meant he's had to be put in an induced coma. Carlo Ancelotti, under whom Wilkins worked at Stamford Bridge, once described him as having "real blue blood".

Source: Evening echo March 31, 2018 10:52 UTC