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Agbonlahor soldiers on

15 Jan 2007 - 16:09:02

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Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor is happy to play on through the pain barrier to help the club try and turn around their dreadful recent run of form.

The 20-year-old England Under-21 international has played every minute of Villa's Premiership season to date and wants to soldier on despite an ankle problem having troubled him for several weeks.

He said: "I've got this ankle injury but my confidence is fine. I did it against Manchester United in the league game before Christmas and then I got another knock on it against Spurs on Boxing Day, so I've had a few knocks on it now.

"But I'm not thinking of saying anything to the gaffer about it. We need everyone putting in 100 per cent at the moment because the squad's quite small. There's no time to rest.

"I'll play with the injury for however long it takes, for the rest of the season if needs be.

"It's not an injury that stops me from playing so hopefully I can keep going."

Agbonlahor has netted five goals for Villa this term, although his strike in the 3-1 defeat at Manchester United was his first since late October.

Meanwhile, Villa have been linked with a move for Poland striker Radoslaw Matusiak, who currently plays for GKS Belchatow.