Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic has said Liam Millar ‘dies to play for the weekend.
Hull City is back in Championship Promotion on Saturday against Southampton. HCAFC has five points on the board from their first five games.
Millar, 25, has been sidelined with a long term ACL -Lessel. Since then he has been on a long way to recovery and is now getting closer to his return.
Jakirovic said, according to a report from Hullive: “You see his quality immediately. He is a very fast player, very explosive, very good with the ball, shooting left foot, right with the right. We have to be careful there, but he wants to play.”
Millar will be looking for the start XI of Hull City for people like Mohamed Belloumi, Joe Gelhardt and David Akintola. He gives the tigers more competition and depth at the top of the field.
He can recently train back and as Jakirovic said, he itches to go back to the field. He was against Swansea City the last time and was not completely ready to make the team. However, he is expected to be in order to face Southampton, which is good news.
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Hull City drew Millar last year to stimulate their attacking department. He made a positive impression for HCAFC before his setback and he will now itch to return.
The Canada International, who has 35 caps to his name, started in Fulham before switching to Liverpool. He was lent to Kilmarnock and Charlton Athletic by the Reds to get some experience under his belt.
Millar then moved to Switzerland to play for FC Basel. The Swiss giants also sent him to Preston North End Before he was sold to the MKM Stadium a little more than 12 months ago.
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Will Liam Millar play for Hull City against Southampton?
Hull City will keep a close eye on Millar’s progress in the coming days. HCAFC does not want to jump on the gun and play him too early against Southampton.
He has been out for a while and must be returned slowly. The Tigers recently returned Belloumi from a similar injury.
Sergej Jakirovic was picked in June as their manager and replaced Ruben Selles, who recently received the heel from Sheffield United. Jakirovic left his role at Kayserispor in Turkey to move to England.
Hull City pulled 2-2 with Swansea City in their last outing. John Egan scored a final Gasp-Leveler in South Wales, while Oli McBurnie also came on the score sheet.
The Tigers will follow a difficult test against Southampton. They were banned from the top flight together with the city of Ipswich and Leicester City.
Will was still appointed as their head coach in the summer. In the past he has been to France in France in the past. His team drew 0-0 with Rivalen Portsmouth in their last game.
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