Muamba: ‘Someone up there watching over me’

FOOTBALLER Fabrice Muamba has relived the dramatic moment he “died” in front of thousands of stunned football fans and described his astonishing recovery as “more than a miracle”.

The Premier League star’s heart stopped beating naturally for 78 minutes after he collapsed during Bolton’s FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham on March 17.

But the devout Christian, 24, has made a remarkable recovery.

In an interview, Muamba said: “What happened to me was really more than a miracle. On the morning of the game I prayed with my father and asked God to protect me – and he didn’t let me down.

“I am walking proof of the power of prayer. For 78 minutes I was dead and even if I lived was expected to have suffered brain damage.

“But I’m very much alive and sitting here talking now. Some one up there was watching over me.”