Source: SKY_Sports
Bruce eyeing Cat back on prowl
// 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();} Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has a 'gut feeling' Lee Cattermole could return from injury a month earlier than expected.[LNB] The key midfielder was expected to be out for three months after suffering medial ligament damage during the 1-0 victory over Liverpool on 17th October.[LNB]But Bruce, who worked with Cattermole at Wigan last season before bringing him to the Stadium of Light for £6million in the summer, believes the 21-year-old might be ready sooner.[LNB]He told the Sunderland Echo: "Catts has been out for three weeks already, but after the Spurs game this weekend, there is another fortnight before we play Arsenal and all of a sudden, he has been out for getting on towards five or six weeks.[LNB]More quickly"And Cattermole being Cattermole, I would think he will be back more quickly than the doctors have predicted.[LNB]"The kind of person he is, I have just got this gut feeling that he might be out for eight weeks rather than the 12 weeks that was said at the start.[LNB]"Of course, ultimately I will have to be governed by what the medical people say, but knowing Lee's mentality, he will be keen to get back as quickly as possible.[LNB]"For instance, already he can't wait to get the brace off his knee and it won't be long now before that does come off."[LNB]O'Donovan hopesMeanwhile, striker Roy O'Donovan is hoping to force his way into Bruce's side after scoring a hat-trick on reserve team duty on Tuesday night.[LNB]O'Donovan scored his goals in the 6-1 drubbing of Bolton's second string following his return from a loan spell at Southend, and is desperate for regular football.[LNB]He told the club's official website: "It's the first time in a long time I have felt sharp and almost back to myself.[LNB]"I think I'm just about getting a run together now. I had appendicitis at Blackpool last year and that knocked me back.[LNB]"I haven't played that much football in the last year and a bit.[LNB]"It's nice to get a run of games together. Hopefully I carry on getting a run of games now and get my career going again."[LNB]
