Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba has revealed that he still has a long way to go before he completes his recovery from a cardiac arrest.

Muamba, 24, collapsed during an FA Cup match against Tottenham in March and needed 78 minutes of resuscitation to get his heart beating again.

However, Muamba did say that the experience has taught him that there is nothing to be scared of anymore.

"I died, literally. I am alive," he told The Times. "There is nothing now to be in fear of.

"I've still got a long way to go with my memory and it frustrates me. Obviously my brain is not as it used to be because there are things missing.

"My memory is literally all over the place. I will talk to [fiancee] Shauna, ask her about someone. Five minutes later I'll ask the same question."

Muamba recently returned to the Reebok Stadium for the first time since being discharged from hospital.

Written by
Barney Corkhill