Oldham have gone nine games without defeat in all competitions, after squeezing past Barnsley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy on Tuesday night, as they prepare to face Walsall at the weekend

Oldham Athletic side travel to high-flying Peterborough United on Saturday

The Latics boss was asked if he would consider playing for Gibraltar, who is not yet a full member of FIFA, against the World Cup winners

Oldham Athletic manager Lee Johnson believes his side are ready to ‘kick on’ up the League Two table when they travel to face Notts County at the weekend – after going on a five game unbeaten run.

After three straight wins in all competitions, Oldham seem to have sprung into life in the last couple of weeks after failing to win all of their opening five games, top scorer Jonathan Forte a key cog in the their turnaround.

The visitors sit second in League One, 15 places higher than the Latics, although the home side have momentum on their side having won two games in the past week.

Oldham were dispatched 3-0 in the Capital One Cup by Championship Middlesbrough on Tuesday and can now turn their attention to the league as they play Leyton Orient on Saturday.

For the elite sides who already enjoy regular Champions League football the League Cup has increasingly become a competition in which to hand opportunities to youngsters, though not so for Manchester United this term.

The Latics endured a terrible start to last season, despite winning their first match, and only won twice in their opening 10 matches.

Leo Stott, from Shaw, Oldham, suffers from spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, which affects the bones and muscles in his legs.

Manchester City’s cousins from Down Under – after Melbourne Heart were rebranded last month – are holding a 17-day training camp in the UK before returning to Australia for their FFA Cup clash against Sydney FC.