Complex sentence: McNeil suffered a knee injury in his first pre-season friendly against Tranmere and missed the rest of pre-season, but managed to recover and make the first game of the season where he scored on his debut.
Split into simpler sentences: McNeil suffered a knee injury in his first pre-season friendly against Tranmere and missed the rest of pre-season. He then managed to recover in time and make the first game of the season where he scored on his debut.