Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce was again gushing with his praise for Wilson Palacios after the midfielder's performance in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Sunderland.

Bruce paid tribute to Honduran Palacios for his tireless performance despite only arriving back at Manchester airport late on Friday night from his international duty in his homeland.

Bruce said: "I think we've found a real player in him. He only just got off a plane and was desperate to play. The flight was horrific - over 20 hours - so it was fantastic to step out there and play as well as he did."