England's Leighton Baines controls the ball during his team's international friendly soccer match against Honduras ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Miami, June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Leighton Baines is physically ready to play his first game of the season when Everton travel to Bournemouth on Saturday, but manager Roberto Martinez is concerned the injury may have affected the left-back's confidence.
The England international, an integral part of Martinez's first team for the last two seasons, twice underwent ankle surgery in the space of three months, but has stepped up his rehabilitation and has been playing for Everton's under-21 side over the past two weeks.
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