The aim is to get rid of his pain, get rid of the swelling, make it a functional joint and, if he's not feeling anything, he's fine.

At the moment it's very encouraging, he's not feeling very much (pain) at all in his everyday activities which he did before.

He will undergo intensive treatment and will be reassessed late next week.

It hasn't healed yet, but it's functional.

We'd like more time of course but we're confident he's responding to treatment and he'll have more treatment today. We'd like to make a decision today but may wait until tomorrow.

He will continue to receive treatment and will be monitored over the next couple of days and a decision regarding his availability for Sunday will be made in due course.