Wednesday 5 November 2014 19:29, UK
Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard has revealed he may be fit to play against CSKA Moscow in Wednesday's Champions League match at the Etihad.
The 36-year-old, who joined City in the summer, has been out of action since picking up a thigh injury during the 4-1 win over Tottenham on October 18.
Lampard told the club's website: "I'm not far off selection, fingers crossed, if all goes well over the next couple of days, I'll be back in contention.
"I had a small injury in my thigh. an old injury I'd disturbed slightly. It wasn't as bad as I'd first feared but you have to be very careful with muscle injuries. That was the issue.
"I've been working very hard to get back because I was really enjoying playing at the time (I suffered the injury) and that was the bad thing about it.
"That's what I was really enjoying, the fact I could come here and offer something a bit different from midfield. I tried to arrive in the box at the right time, I got a few goals and hopefully, when I'm back fit, I'll be doing it again."
Lampard admits he is happy at the Etihad but remains coy on whether he will sign an extension to his current loan deal with the champions.
I'm not far off selection, fingers crossed.
The former Chelsea midfielder joined City on loan from MLS side New York City in the summer with the current deal due to end on January 7.
But, there has been speculation he could stay in Manchester with the American club, which is owned by Sheikh Mansour who also owns Manchester City, agreeing to allow him to remain for the rest of the season.
"All I can say is how much I'm enjoying it at City," he said. "I'm contracted here until the end of December and my future will be at New York City at some stage.
"All I can do now is go week by week and play as well as I can when I am playing to bring a good contribution. I didn't know what to expect before I came here but the move has opened my eyes to a fantastic club with fantastic people behind the scenes and I'm just trying to enjoy every minute.
"It's a great opportunity, not many at 36 get the chance to come and play for a club like City. I love the training, living up here, the people at the club, the staff and the fans.
"When I left Chelsea I thought I was going to be moving out of the Premier League and that was a different angle. That's all to come still but this is an absolutely brilliant time for me.
"I want to look back on it and say I enjoyed it but more than that, I want to look back and say I made a bit of a difference in a positive way. What I will say is, for every minute I am here, I'll give it everything and we'll see how it goes."
