Gibson in ‘phenomenal’ return

Republic of Ireland midfielder Darron Gibson is set to be available for this summer’s friendly internationals after Everton manager Roberto Martinez labelled his recovery from knee surgery as “remarkable.”

Gibson will return to full training at Everton next week for the first time since suffering major knee ligament damage against Kazakhstan last October.

Martinez is now hopeful that Gibson will be playing again before the end of the season after initially being told at the time of his injury that his campaign was effectively over.