Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford is closing in on a return to full fitness as he continues his recovery from a fractured back.
Rashford has been out injured since January when he picked up a double stress fracture of the back that looked to have ended his season and possible his Euro 2020 dreams.
The coronavirus outbreak has now thrown everything into question, with the Euros taking place next year and the Premier League campaign still in the balance.
A date of April 30 is the current end of the suspenion of football, but that will no doubt be extended. Regardless of the return date, 22-year-old Rashford aims to be fit and ready to go.
"I feel much better," he told Sky Sports News.
"I have a scan in another couple of days so it'll solidify it then but I feel, comparing it to two or three weeks ago, 10 times better and for me now it's just about getting ready to build it back up to training and playing games with the team.
"I'm in a much better place, I'm much happier than I was about a month ago so things are looking positive."
With government advice to stay at home during the pandemic, Rashford explained how - given his recovery programme - the current state of play has had little impact on his recovery work.
"Everyone is just dealing with the circumstances as well as they can," he said.
"I've just been in my house, doing my gym and recovery work, reading books, watching Netflix, just whatever you can do to make the time pass really.
"There's not really anything that comes close to that feeling of being in the changing room and in the team in my opinion.
"So to be honest I'm not trying to chase that high. I had to have time off anyway because of my injury.
"But I'm fortunate enough to have a bike in the gym downstairs so not much in that sense has actually changed for me because I can still do my daily routine that I was doing."
Rashford has also been doing his bit for those less fortunate.
After donating to homeless charities last year, he has been backing an initiative by Fare Share to distribute food to those in need during the coronavirus lockdown.
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