Toone learned 'massive lesson' from hip injury setback

Toone learned 'massive lesson' from hip injury setbackImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ella Toone missed four months of the season with a hip injuryByEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporterPublished1 minute agoCommentsElla Toone says she learned a "massive lesson" from her recent injury setback and now she is ready to perform again for England.The Manchester United midfielder missed four months of the season with a hip injury, but returned for the final three games of the Women's Super League season.She took part in the Women's World Sevens tournament last week as United finished runners-up to Chelsea. Toone missed Women's World Cup qualifying matches in March and April, but is available for England's game against Spain on Friday in Mallorca (20:00 BST).The Lionesses will qualify for next year's World Cup in Brazil if they avoid defeat against reigning world champions Spain."It's been a long time. I've driven my family up the wall with not being able to play," the 26-year-old said. "When you're a footballer and you have that taken away from you, it's really difficult. I sat out two [England] camps with big games so it was tough. "I knew I had to keep working hard and get myself in the best place possible to be ready for this camp. I'm buzzing to be back."I think I've learned I'm not 18 any more and my body has been through a lot. There was a massive lesson in this injury and it was to make sure I look after myself."Toone says her injury was a "complicated" hip stress fracture that came from "overuse" and left her unable to train for a long time.She kept physically fit by swimming and used this month's qualifying matches against Spain and Ukraine as motivation for her recovery.Toone missed United's matches in the knockout stages of the Women's Champions League and was unable to help them finish inside th...