Meyler reveals extent of injury woes ahead of Wembley date

Never mind striding out at Wembley, there was a time David Meyler feared he might not walk properly again.

The 24-year-old midfielder is almost certain to start in Hull City’s first FA Cup final against Arsenal on Saturday, a shade over four years since suffering the first of two serious knee injuries that threatened to wreck his career.

Meyler, who had moved to Roy Keane’s Sunderland from Cork City in 2008, was pushing to establish himself in the first team under Steve Bruce, now his manager at Hull, when hesuffered the first blow.