Source: Liverpool_Echo
Glen Johnson putting knee agony behind him as he nears Liverpool FC comeback
WHEN Glen Johnson heard the snap, the Liverpool right-back admits he feared the worst.[LNB]An innocuous collision with Gabriel Agbonlahor in the closing stages of the dramatic 1-0 win at Villa Park just after Christmas left the Reds' £18million man writhing in agony.[LNB]Initially, there were concerns he had damaged the cruciate ligament in his right knee and his season was over.[LNB]To Johnson's relief, a scan the following day revealed only medial ligament damage, although hopes that he would be out for just a month proved overly optimistic.[LNB]Nearly seven weeks on from painful night in the Midlands, the 25-year-old defender has just started running again.[LNB]By the start of March he should be back in full training and is desperate to play a starring role in the Reds' push for Champions League qualification.[LNB]'It's been unbelievably frustrating,' Johnson said.[LNB]'The worst thing that can happen to a footballer is being injured, but I'm definitely over the worst of it now and looking forward.[LNB]'I'm about two or three weeks away from getting back into full training.[LNB]'It was strange when I did it as it wasn't much of a tackle. The lad fell on me and then I heard something in my knee snap so I knew it wasn't good.[LNB]'The following morning they thought it might have been my cruciate. It was a relief when I found out it wasn't. That was some good news from the bad news of getting injured.[LNB]'For the first four weeks I was on crutches and locked in a knee brace so I could barely move.[LNB]'But since then I've been doing lots of stability and strengthening work to try to get the muscle back and recently I've started jogging again.'
