Martyn winning race for fitness
NIGEL MARTYN is winning his race to be fit for Everton's trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
The goalkeeper underwent a scan earlier this week on the groin injury that forced him off during half-time of the 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Everton manager David Moyes subsequently recalled Iain Turner from his loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers as a precaution, with Richard Wright on standby to make his first start of the season.
But the prognosis is that Martyn has suffered just a minor strain and has a fighting chance of being available for the weekend journey to Old Trafford.
"Nige injured his groin kicking the ball towards the end of the first half and obviously he had to come off," said head physio Mick Rathbone.
"It's not so bad, he has had a precautionary scan which we do with all injuries and that agrees what what we have seen clinically, which is that it is a relatively minor groin injury.
"I would hope he won't be out too long but the one thing is that he will have to kick the ball which is at the back of my mind."
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