The Aron Gunnarsson question, Everton's concerns and a key Premier League meeting: things for Cardiff City fans to look out for.
Wednesday 14th November 2018
By Tom Coleman
Cardiff City go into their next Premier League fixture against Everton on the back of a morale-boosting win over Brighton.
Despite beating the Seagulls, Neil Warnock's men remain in the relegation zone over the international break, although they are just one point behind 14th placed Newcastle ahead of the clash with Marco Silva's side.
Warnock will continue to work with those who are not away on international duty at the club's Vale Resort training base over the next 10 days or so ahead of the trip to Merseyside.
Can Aron Gunnarsson return to South Wales unscathed?
After missing more than two months of the campaign through injury, Gunnarsson has once again shown his class since returning to the first team fold.
It's no coincidence that their only two wins of the season so far against Fulham and Brighton have come when the 29-year-old has been in the side and at his best.
But Warnock will once again be keeping his fingers crossed as Gunnarsson links up with Iceland over the international break.
The Euro 2016 quarter-finalists take on Belgium in the Nations League on Thursday before facing Qatar four days later.
And given Gunnarsson's struggles with injury during Warnock's tenure at Cardiff, you could forgive the Bluebirds' boss for wanting to wrap up the central midfielder in cotton wool.
Warnock didn't appear to have the best of relationships with Iceland's former boss Heimir Hallgrímsson, but he will hope to strike the right chord with their current manager Erik Hamren this week and in the future, with Gunnarsson again available for his country.
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"I’ve told Gunnar how important Everton is, he doesn’t train with us everyday anyway," said Warnock before the Brighton game.
Here's hoping Gunnarsson can be fit and firing for when the Bluebirds take on the Toffees.
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