Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller is winning his race to be fit enough to feature in Sunday's Premier League clash with Manchester United.
The Jamaica international has been given the all-clear by a specialist to play after making a rapid recovery from a troublesome shoulder injury.
Fuller had feared that he would need surgery on the problem after his right shoulder popped out for the second time in three games during Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.
However, Potters boss Tony Pulis said:"It looks as though he's been given the thumbs-up, so he should be in the shake-up for Sunday.
"You're always sweating when you see Ric go down and then get carted off to hospital like he was on Saturday, but the reports back are very encouraging and he's in good spirits himself.
"Of course the shoulder is a concern, that's why we are giving him extra strengthening work and the physios are closely monitoring his progress.
"We're hoping that by building up greater strength in the shoulder it will prevent this sort of thing happening. Luckily, Ric loves all the hard gym work."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
