Micah Richards targets weekend return for Manchester City – Premier League Update
Manchester City defender and England international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Micah-Richards-c25259 has revealed that he is more than hopeful of regaining full fitness before the weekend. As a result, the player is hoping to make the starting eleven, when Manchester City play host to Wigan
Athletic this Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.
When talking about his injury and why he has opted to take it easy, Richards is quoted to have said: “I felt a bit of tightness in the hamstring and it is not something I want to take any chances with”
“I missed some games last season with a similar problem and thought it best to be as cautious as possible."
Due to his injury, Richards was forced to pull out of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 national side, as they continued on their route to qualifying for Euro 2012.
The versatile defender, who has spend most of his footballing career playing as a right-back for Manchester City is now more confident than he has ever been and is looking towards a speedy recovery.
“I have had the injury looked at and I am confident I will be available for the Wigan game at the weekend”
The player then admitted that, looking at how Manchester City have been performing this early in the season, no one wants to miss a single minute of football for the team.
“No-one wants to miss a minute of the season after the start we have had. It is only three games and we are not getting carried away. Our feet are firmly on the ground but we want to keep going. We have played some magical stuff so far.”
Should Richards make his comeback this weekend, then he could potentially be joined by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kolo-c21278 Toure. Toure suffered a six month ban last season, after testing positive for an illegal substance. The player claimed that all he really did was consume some weight
loss pills, but the FA felt otherwise.
City already have one of the strongest midfields and offensive units in the country. Now with Toure and Richards set to return to the team, their defense is also going to be operating at a maximum.
It might be a little too early to state how the season is going to shape up as the months progress, but looking at the brilliant start that City have put up, it is safe to say that they would be competing for the Premier League crown once the season nears
its climax.
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