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Midfielder steps up return
Blackburn Rovers, 15:14, June 16, 2009 ,
Brett Emerton is stepping up his return to action and hopes to be back for pre-season with the rest of the Blackburn squad.
The Australian international missed the last four months of the season after suffering cruciate knee ligament damage, but is making good progress and should be back soon.
"Everything's going really well," he told BBC Radio Lancashire. "I've been running for quite some time now and I'll be looking to rejoin the team during pre-season.
"The longest spell before this is probably two to three weeks so it's something I haven't encountered before during my career. I've been very lucky with injuries, so this is providing a different type of challenge for me."