Source: SKY_Sports
Davies to battle on
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Curtis Davies is hoping to avoid surgery on a long-standing right shoulder injury which flared up again during the Peace Cup in Spain.[LNB] The Aston Villa defender experienced problems with the shoulder when a West Brom player and again last season.[LNB]His latest setback with the injury came against Porto in a pre-season friendly on Friday, but Villa boss Martin O'Neill insists surgery is not an option at this juncture.[LNB]Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov (shoulder) and right-back Luke Young (thigh) are already battling to be fit for the start of the campaign.[LNB]O'Neill said: "It is concerning that the shoulder seems a little weak.[LNB]"But at this stage we are not considering an operation to strengthen the shoulder."[LNB]
