Gabbiadini's return boosts Saints
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Southampton's hopes of staying in the top half of the Premier League have been handed a welcome boost by the return of striker Manolo Gabbiadini ahead of their home clash with Manchester City on Saturday.
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Gabbiadini joined Southampton from Italian side
Napoli in January and enjoyed a superb start to life in England, scoring
six goals in five games before injuring his groin against Tottenham
Hotspur last month.
Southampton
struggled in their first match without
the 25-year-old when they were held 0-0 by Bournemouth but they have
since rebounded with back-to-back wins after manager Claude Puel called
on his players to take more responsibility.
"(Gabbiadini) is likely to come back into the squad
and we will see if he can start, or perhaps come on in the second half
of the game," Puel told a news conference on Thursday. "We will wait to
see this in tomorrow's training session."
Puel will also have midfielder Steve Davis
available again after a one-game absence as the Saints, ninth in the
table, brace themselves for a tough run-in.
As well as the visit of fourth-placed City, they
have tough trips to leaders Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as home games
against Arsenal and Manchester United to come.
"I want my players to continue to improve because we want to finish the season in the top half of the table," Puel said.
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