Independent: Craig Gardner will be out for up to three weeks after suffering a thigh strain during the England Under-21's goalless draw with Poland this week. Gardner had been covering at right-back but manager Martin O'Neill now has Olof Mellberg available for tomorrow evening's trip to Manchester United.

Times: Craig Gardner is likely to be out for three weeks with a thigh injury suffered playing for England Under-21 against Poland. The midfield player has been filling in at right back, where Olof Mellberg is set to play tomorrow after a one-match ban.

Telegraph: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is set to recall Olof Mellberg for Saturday's clash at Manchester United despite the Juventus-bound defender saying he is glad to be moving to a club who will be challenging for honours. Mellberg has been a rock-solid performer for Villa during the past seven years but the closest he came to lifting a trophy was a league cup semi-final appearance four years ago. And the Sweden international said this week when on duty for his country: 'I'll be joining a real top club who can, and wants, to fight for titles. 'With all due respect to Aston Villa, they've never had the possibility to challenge in that way.' But O'Neill is confident Mellberg will continue to be professional in his approach until he leaves Villa at the end of the season. He will return at right-back at Old Trafford after suspension in place of Craig Gardner, who will be out for up to three weeks with a thigh injury suffered when on duty for England Under-21s.

Sporting Life: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is set to recall Olof Mellberg for Saturday's clash at Manchester United despite the Juventus-bound defender saying he is glad to be moving to a club who will be challenging for honours. Mellberg has been a rock-solid performer for Villa during the past seven years but the closest he came to lifting a trophy was a league cup semi-final appearance four years ago. And the Sweden international said this week when on duty for his country: "I'll be joining a real top club who can, and wants, to fight for titles. "With all due respect to Aston Villa, they've never had the possibility to challenge in that way." But O'Neill is confident Mellberg will continue to be professional in his approach until he leaves Villa at the end of the season. He will return at right-back at Old Trafford after suspension in place of Craig Gardner, who will be out for up to three weeks with a thigh injury suffered when on duty for England Under-21s. O'Neill said: "I haven't seen Olof's comments. What happens when players go away on international duty is they get asked about their clubs and there's always some sort of story. "But I have no problem whatsoever with Olof playing in the games for us. He came back to play against Portsmouth and got himself sent off but that was the first time that's happened in his Villa career." O'Neill has also hinted he may keep faith with on-loan keeper Scott Carson despite a shaky performance in the shock home defeat by Sunderland last weekend. He said: "After 20 months here, people know me well enough to know I won't give out the team. But I will say there's not a player that has ever played professional football at any stage that has been consistent in every game they have played. "We as a football team just have to improve to win a game." O'Neill is still hoping to challenge for a European spot despite Villa having collected only two points from their last four games. He said: "No-one has been able to produce anything recently. Everton have only picked up one point from two games at a time when they were challenging Liverpool, who themselves have just been beaten by Manchester United. "We're still trying to look after ourselves and, if we can do that, we'll still be up there at the end of the season. "We've got seven games left, we're on 49 points, which means we're not a phenomenal distance away from the other teams and it's still worth chasing."

Sky Sports: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill insists he has no qualms about recalling Olof Mellberg, despite the defender revealing he is looking forward to challenging for silverware with Juventus. The Swedish defender signed a pre-contract agreement with the Italian giants in January and will move to the Stadio Delle Alpi in the summer. Mellberg's position in the Aston Villa side for the remainder of the season has therefore been questioned and the 30-year-old's latest comments will not have helped his cause. "I'll be joining a real top club who can, and wants, to fight for titles," said Mellberg while on international duty with Sweden for Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Emirates Stadium.

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