Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes John Carew's return to fitness has handed the team a massive boost.
The powerful Norwegian striker started the season in fine form for the Midlands outfit before a back injury curtailed his progress for a lengthy spell.
Carew has been back among the goals of late, against Stoke and Spurs, and O'Neill believes he is nearly back to full fitness.
The Villa boss is happy with Carew's sharpness in training and feels that having the experienced 29-year-old firing on all cylinders is a major shot in the arm.
"The great thing about it is that John Carew now is getting really properly fit," stated O'Neill. "He played nearly a full game up at Everton.
"Now, in the little training sessions that he has been doing recently, he has been really sharp. He is really raring to go, which is great.
"The two goals he has got after coming on as a substitute will also have given him a big boost of confidence.
"It is great to see him back when, in actual fact, you probably thought that it might have been really hard work coming back from the injury.
"John coming back and firing and going well with confidence high is great. I think that will be a major boost to us."
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