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McAllister happy to do a job for Houllier<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stand-in Aston Villa boss Gary McAllister has revealed manager Gerard Houllier is showing “encouraging” signs of progress.<\/p>\n

Houllier is still in hospital after suffering from chest pains last week.<\/a><\/p>\n

McAllister said after the 1-1 draw with Stoke: “I spoke to him before kick-off and his main concern was the players.<\/p>\n

“All the signs are encouraging. He has got a bit of colour in his cheeks and he doesn’t look like a guy who has had a tough couple of days.”<\/p>\n

Kenwyne Jones gave Stoke the lead at Villa Park but eDarren Bent scored his seventh goal in 12 games to earn Villa a 1-1 draw.<\/a><\/p>\n

McAllister admitted keeping the players focused on football had not been easy.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a difficult week and the players showed how much they are behind the manager. There were still a couple of messages from the manager and there is no doubt they wanted to perform for him.”<\/p>\n

He added: “A few of the staff went to see Gerard this morning. I saw him last night and a couple of times yesterday.<\/p>\n

“We will be guided by the specialists. We are being totally guided by them.<\/p>\n

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“It won’t be Gerard or Aston Villa’s decision when he comes back. There is no surgery this time. It will be rest and medicine.”<\/p>\n

McAllister insisted Villa are now looking upwards in the table after a run of eight points from four games moved them seven points clear off the relegation zone and effectively ended any fears of relegation.<\/p>\n

He said: “We are on a good run at the moment so the place is buzzing. We need points to catch Bolton. Two or three weeks ago we would have been looking the other way.<\/p>\n

“We want to keep the run going. Four games unbeaten. Since we lost to Sunderland here in January, we’ve not done bad.”<\/p>\n

Stoke’s main concern is over the fitness of striker Ricardo Fuller, who was taken off on a stretcher with an Achilles injury soon after coming on as a substitute.<\/p>\n

Manager Tony Pulis was uncertain if Fuller would be fit for the FA Cup final in three weeks.<\/p>\n

“We are not sure how bad it is. He’s going off to have a scan so we won’t know that until Monday,” Pulis said.<\/p>\n

“It is disappointing because Ricardo is a game-changer from the bench. He can come on and do special things.”<\/p>\n

But Pulis was delighted with his side’s display and insisted they would not be sidetracked by their Wembley date with Manchester City.<\/p>\n

“There is a danger you think of Wembley before it comes along and then players take their foot off the pedal,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Pulis thrilled with Stoke response<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“We must not do it. The Premier League is still our main priority. We still need points.<\/p>\n

“Every point away is a good point. After the game at Wembley semi-final win over Bolton<\/a> getting the players through the game is difficult. But they were smashing.<\/p>\n

“It’s difficult to get players’ feet back on the ground. It’s a great point but the players handled it very well. Until they scored we looked fine and were on the front foot.<\/p>\n

“We played really well. The worst thing that happened was half-time and we looked really sluggish in the second half and it’s not just physical, it’s mental as well.<\/p>\n

“We dropped off and looked a bit tired and leggy in the second half.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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