Houllier hopeful over Petrov fitness

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is keeping his fingers crossed skipper Stiliyan Petrov will not need surgery to resolve his knee problem.

Houllier hopeful over Petrov fitness
Thu, 28 Oct, 2010 - 13:51

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is keeping his fingers crossed skipper Stiliyan Petrov will not need surgery to resolve his knee problem.

Houllier is hopeful Petrov will be back inside two months from the lateral knee ligament injury suffered against Sunderland on Saturday.

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