New England Patriots quarter-back Tom Brady says he isn’t concerned the pitch at Wembley could hamper his knee during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Brady (16/1 to score the first touchdown) missed nearly the whole of last season with a major knee injury.

However, having thrown a career-best six touchdown passes during the Patriots’ (10/3 to win the ) record 59-0 victory over the Tennessee Titans, Brady looks to be back to his best.

Brady says he doesn’t expect to have any problems with his knee, while also insisting that if the Wembley pitch did begin to cut up, as it did two years ago, the Patriots would cope with it.

“I really don’t have any concerns about my knee, I’ve played in 10 or 11 games since my injury, my leg feels really strong and I’ve spent a lot of time on the practice field getting back into the rhythm of playing,” said Brady.

“I watched that game a few years ago on that turf, it’s a soccer field so I guess it’s pretty flat. The grass is a little bit longer so hopefully it’ll slow down the Tampa pass rush, that’s what I’m hoping.

New England (1/14 to beat Tampa Bay) come into the game as heavy favourites against a Buccaneers side (7/1 to win in the match result market) who have lost all six games so far this season.

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