October 30 2000

Crystal Palace

Defender Andy Morrison, who is on loan at Crystal Palace, will return to his club Manchester City when his spell ends. His loan spell won't be extended as he wants to return to Maine Road.

The central defender said: I've got one game left with Palace and then I'm back with City. Then I'll have to wait and see what the manager says when I get there."

He stated that he hoped he was still part of the club's plans, but that it was up to the club what they want to do with him.

Meanwhile, Fan Zhiyi said that he believed moving to England was one the best decisions he made in his carreer so far.

The Chinese international has revealed that he happy with the style of training in England. He described training with his old club Shenhua of Shanghai as an army-style training regime in his native China.

"I noticed a difference the moment I arrived in England," the Chinaman said.

"Training is far more centred on play with small scale matches using the ball but in China it was like being in the army."