Stoke star Cameron delighted to be back in action

It has been a tough four months for Stoke City midfielder Geoff Cameron, and the USA international admits he is just happy to be playing again after helping the Potters erase memories of their 4-0 loss at Tottenham last week by beating Middlesbrough.

Cameron started in central midfield and added some much-needed bite and energy as the Potters eased to a comfortable 2-0 win courtesy of Marko Arnautovic’s double.

Cameron had not started a game since October due to a knee injury – which required two operations.

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But now he hopes to make up for lost time and help Mark Hughes’ side secure a fourth consecutive top-half finish.

“It’s been a long four months but I’m just happy to get some minutes under my belt and obviously with the 2-0 result,” he said.

“Hopefully we can just keep kicking on.

“There were some dark moments and frustration for sure. I didn’t know if I was going to play again this season or not so I’m just happy to have come back and been able to kick a ball.

“I wasn’t expecting to start today, just to be involved and hopefully get some minutes – fortunately enough I started and lasted 90 minutes.

“I’ll be sore tomorrow but I’ll do all the recovery and take on all the stuff for my system.”