And, with his drink-driving fine and three-match ban for his recent red card against Arsenal firmly behind him, boss Gianfranco Zola has publicly backed his man.

But O'Neill is convinced his troops will never have a better chance to end that depressing sequence after their excellent win at Arsenal last weekend.

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City paid a 200,000 loan fee to Sunderland for Chopra, but there were no such payments for Johnson and Routledge.

As manager of Blackburn, Hughes& 8217; robust side scored two wins and two draws against Wenger& 8217;s men, in what was often described as chalk and cheese between the two sides but the City boss puts that down to the simple appliance of science.

Manager Paul Sturrock has been using a 4-4-1-1 system at home with Paul Gallagher, on loan from Blackburn, playing just behind main striker Rory Fallon.

The 42-year-old is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with Sunderland boss Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain - albeit from the dugout - but he is under no illusions how tough the trip to the north east will be.

The 42-year-old is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with Sunderland boss Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain - albeit from the dugout - but he is under no illusions how tough the trip to the north east will be.

Routledge: My loan stay at Cardiff could be longer - WalesOnline

Time for Cardiff City new boy Routledge to step out of the shadows - WalesOnline

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After being out gunned by Aston Villa at the Emirates last Saturday Mark Hughes is well aware of what Arsenal did the last time they lost a Barclays Premier League game...go out a beat a rival from Manchester the very next weekend.

Fit-again Riccy Scimeca was back in Cardiff& 8217;s plan for the lunchtime trip to Plymouth today.

So Routledge has been farmed out on loan to replenish Cardiff& 8217;s dwindling resources in wide areas and today, at Plymouth& 8217;s Home Park, he gets the chance to shine in the Championship again.

He has gone on five times from the substitutes& 8217; bench, including a lone Premier League appearance in a 3-2 defeat at Stoke City back in August.

He has gone on five times from the substitutes& 8217; bench, including a lone Premier League appearance during a 3-2 defeat at Stoke back in August.

Routledge last played Championship football for Crystal Palace, helping them to promotion at the end of the 2003-04 season.

Sidcup-born Routledge was ready to fly for Spurs after leaving Crystal Palace, but he suffered a broken foot on his league debut.

Gallas, 31, also claims not to have had any support from his team-mates since his strop in the 2-2 draw away to Birmingham which sent Arsenal's campaign into meltdown last season.