Everton boss Roberto Martinez is delighted with the return to training of Ross Barkley.
The England international was ruled out for eight weeks after suffering knee-ligament damage in August, but the 20-year-old trained with his team-mates on Monday.
"It's really close. He's had a very good period of work now," Martinez said.
"He came back on Monday with the group, and he's reacted extremely well. Sometimes you forget what a sensational footballer he is and when you see him at full flow you realise it's a bit infectious around the players.
"He's desperate to play. His work this week has been very, very good.
"It's too early to tell whether he's going to be involved on Saturday but I don't see him being too far away from it."
