Garbutt eyes starting place at Fulham

Luke Garbutt has told the Liverpool Echo he is determined to nail down a starting spot at Fulham.

The left-back, on loan from Everton, has made just five appearances for the Whites after an ankle injury ruled him out for the first two months of the season.

Another loanee, Middlesbrough’s James Husband, has often been selected ahead of Garbutt but he was sent off in the 5-2 defeat to Birmingham on Saturday – a defeat which cost manager Kit Symons his job.

The one-match ban awaiting Husband means Garbutt may well feature in Fulham’s trip to MK Dons after the international break, and the 22-year-old wants to impress whoever is in charge.

He said: “I’m just waiting to get my chance and then hopefully sustain a run in the team.

“The last couple of weeks, my ankle has felt a lot better. Now I’m really trying to find my match fitness.

“I’m on strappings and I don’t really like strappings. I’m saying to the physios at Fulham that I want to lay off the strappings and I’m feeling much better.”