Moore closing in on Villa return

Moore said: “My shoulder feels good and I’m ahead of schedule. Hopefully I’ll be back earlier than people thought. I haven’t got a date but I am looking at some time this month.

“It’s been frustrating not to be playing. It was depressing when I got injured and realised I would be out for a long time. But that’s the way football is sometimes and you have to accept that things sometimes go wrong.

“But I’m doing running and a lot of hard work in the gym to get things right. I’m getting there. I’m now more interested in what lies ahead. The sooner I can play again, the better.”