The mosaic read Muamba 6 at the Reebok. The large screen played a collage of clips of the player in his Bolton career. The visiting Blackburn fans also got into the act chanting his name. There was even more uplifting news, the midfielder still not quite out of the woods in the cardiac care unit of the London Chest Hospital, managed to convey his best wishes to Bolton from his hospital bed.

Owen Coyle has a lot to contemplate as his team do battle against Blackburn

Fabrice Muamba has a long road ahead to a recovery but he's conscious and communicative as per reports from the hospital and those close to him. That in itself is nothing short of miraculous for someone whose heart stopped beating for close to 120 minutes.

szólj hozzá: Bolton - Manchester City 2:3

Jussi Jaskailanen could have done better with a David Silva shot which he failed to stop cleanly. However there was no mistaking the quality of the Gareth Barry goal which followed. This was one in a lifetime because when was the last time Barry and quality were mentioned in the same sentence?