There's an interview with Petrucci (who speaks very good English) on Young, Gifted and Red. Comes across as a great kid and very focused.
On the injury:
'It's very good now. I feel like the happiest guy on the earth 'cause I wasn't able to play and it was very frustrating for me, now when I go out on the pitch even kicking the ball around is very good.
I always had my family around me, and very good people around me at Carrington as well, a few friends, Italian and English and they helped me a lot. But even though that wasn't a very easy moment..very difficult and tough.
On Macheda:
'I've known him since I was 10. I used to play for Roma and he used to play for Lazio and we used to play for the same national team as well and we were always in the same room so I know him very well and he's like a brother for me.
We used to play at least 3 or 4 games against each other a year and that was funny because we were rivals during the year, then there was a period when we used to play for the national team together and we were great friends then'
On the kind of player he thinks he is:
'I think I can play in the middle, midfielder, but probably going forward is the best thing I can do because I like to set up some goals for my teammates, and sometimes I feel as good as (when) I score, it's a good feeling that other people score.
When I was in Rome I used to play more in (the) midfield area, but when I moved here Paul McGuinness and Warren Joyce thought probably my best position was behind the striker and I think it's good'
On Warren Joyce:
'He's very good. He can do both the funny way and also he knows how to make you work hard.
I think you have to work hard. it's the most important thing in football, and in everything, but at the same time you need to have a laugh as well because otherwise you become too straight.'
On playing again
'It's the best feeling ever. You know when you play every day you don't really understand how privileged you are playing football, but when you are out and you see guys going out playing football and you have to stay in and do just gym and fitness things it's very frustrating...it was a good lesson for me and definitely will help me for the future'
On losing development time
'Yeah, I wasn't able to play..the lads improved, but now I feel good so I'm ready to work day and night if I have to.
I'm very positive and I know what I want, I've got targets so even though I lost a bit of time I'm very focused and I'm sure I'll get it back.
My target is just to be back fully fit and it will take me 2 more weeks. I've got a target as I said, and I don't really care what is happening around me I just go straight (down) my road'
