Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor says midfielder Jill Roord will return to the squad for Sunday’s Women’s Super League (WSL) match against Brighton and Hove Albion, eight months on from suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Roord is back in full training after being sidelined since City’s Continental Cup group-stage victory over Manchester United at the end of January.
Recovery from an ACL injury and returning to action can typically take between six months to over a year, and while the 27-year-old will not feature during Thursday’s Champions League qualifier against Paris FC, she is set to be in contention for her side’s second WSL game of the season this weekend.
“(Roord is) closer,” Taylor said. “This weekend is where you’ll see Jill back in the squad. That was always our plan over the last few weeks, but she’s in full training. She’s really performing to a high level.
“The natural inclination is to get her involved sooner if we can. As coaches, we always push that and have good conversations with the medical team. They’ve done an excellent job. The way Jill has embraced her plan has been top. Even to get her back for Brighton on Sunday for some period of the game is testament to her and all of the medical team here.”
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 match against Brighton and Hove Albion, eight months on from suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Roord is back in full training after being sidelined since City’s Continental Cup group-stage victory over Manchester United at the end of January. Recovery from an ACL injury and returning to action can typically take between six months to over a year, and while the 27-year-old will not feature during Thursday’s Champions League...){kind=link}