Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey set to make early return from back injury
Published 23:00 10/11/09 By Mirror Football
Martin O'Neill is optimistic Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey will be fit sooner rather than later after suffering a recurrence of a back problem.
Heskey sustained the injury in the defeat at West Ham last Wednesday and has not recovered in time to be part of the England squad taking on Brazil in Doha this weekend.
He has had to endure a series of injury niggles since his £3.5million switch from Wigan in January to be reunited with O'Neill.
But O'Neill is confident the latest setback will not mean a lengthy spell on the side-lines.
O'Neill said: "It's not a serious problem which will keep Emile out for weeks.
"I know Emile from the past, he's had an ongoing back problem throughout his time. It comes up now and again and it gets very stiff and it obstructs him.
"But overall it's not a monumentally difficult thing and we're trying to get to the bottom of it."
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