Cattermole keen to face Boro

Wigan midfielder battling hamstring injury

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Cattermole keen to face Boro

Cattermole: Tight hamstring

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Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole is battling to be fit for Saturday's showdown with his former club Middlesbrough.

The England Under-21 international left his home-town side in the summer to join the JJB Stadium outfit in a £3.5million deal.

Cattermole was forced out of Sunday's 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the 53rd minute with a tight hamstring, with Michael Brown coming on in his place.

The combative midfielder will be hoping his early exit from the action will have prevented a more serious problem and that he will be able to tackle his old team-mates in the Premier League.

Cattermole still goes to see Boro in action and has already marked the Latics' clash at the Riverside in February as his game of the season.

Move on

He told the Wigan Evening Post: "When I was a Boro player, I used to look for games against Manchester United and the other big clubs when the fixture list came out.

"When I signed for Wigan, the first thing I did was to check when the two games against Boro were happening.

"Boro are my home club. I appreciate everything they did for me, but I got the chance to move on and I'm enjoying it.

"I still go and watch Boro - I went to Old Trafford last Tuesday to see them play United in the Carling Cup.

"A few weeks ago I saw them at Liverpool too. I've still a lot of friends at the club and my family are all fans - a lot of my friends are coming on Saturday.

"It will seem a bit strange playing against them if I get the chance. But what will probably be more weird is when we play at the Riverside in February.

"Since I left Boro, I've had a nice letter from the manager, assistant manager and other people at the club. I appreciated that.

"Now I've moved away and it's all about trying to help Wigan get the three points this weekend."