Sheffield United manager Gary Speed has told Kyle Bartley it is up to him when he feels ready to return to action. The on-loan Arsenal defender fractured a cheekbone against Nottingham Forest last month and has recently undergone surgery on the injury, but Speed will not put any pressure on Bartley to rush back. "Kyle has had his operation and that seemed to go well but they've not been able to fit a mask yet because the swelling around there is still too great," he told the South Yorkshire Star. "It's tailor-made so it does the job perfectly. It has to be tight and so we'll have to wait a while for that. Even so we'll leave it up to Kyle to decide when he can play again. "Because of the demands of his position, where there's a lot of contact and heading the ball, he has to be confident in his own mind that everything is okay."
Source: PA
Source: PA