Fa Cup fixtures : Leicester city vs Walsall fc
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What followed was a nightmare ordeal which could have cost him his life and led to one chilling conversation with a surgeon who warned his left leg might have to be AMPUTATED.
Gordon battled through THREE major operations on his leg in FIVE DAYS to salvage a career which had literally been hanging by a thread.
Incredibly, 3½ months later the Croydon-born full-back made his Saddlers' debut at Cheltenham.
Walsall's warrior defender faces Leicester's James Maddison, Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans, in one of the most uplifting FA Cup fairytales.
Gordon said: "It will be a surreal moment.
After all I've been through, the most important part is that I'm playing football at all.
"I'm pinching myself at being able to play against a Premier League side like Leicester, who won the trophy so recently.
"Gordon recalled the freak events of that summer's day as he reported for his first pre-season session following his move from Bolton.