Pogatetz Set For Gazza Mask!

Medics initially estimated the Austrian’s time on the sidelines could be six weeks after operating on his broken cheekbone at James Cook Hospital on Sunday.

Emanuel Pogatetz: “Now everything’s looking better and I’m feeling more positive.

“Hopefully, I can even start training next week, it just depends how I feel. Certainly I’d like to start to run and then see how it goes.

“If I’m training I’ll need to wear a protective mask, which obviously depends on the swelling going down.

“Hopefully I will be back soon. I’m lucky that it’s the international break coming up so I won’t miss as many games as I might normally have.”