( CNN ) -- Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle revealed Tuesday he had held a `` brief conversation '' with stricken Fabrice Muamba after the soccer star suffered a cardiac arrest during a match on Saturday . The 23-year-old collapsed on the pitch during a clash with Tottenham Hotspur in the English FA Cup and was rushed to the London Chest Hospital after a prolonged period of treatment on the turf . Muamba 's condition improved on Monday when it was confirmed he was breathing without a ventilator and able to respond to questions appropriately . And Coyle , who has visited his player several times a day , reported that he had been able to converse with Muamba . Pinto : Is Muamba collapse a wake-up call for football ? `` I 've been into see him myself , as have his close family members , and had a conversation , a few words exchanged , that will remain private , which is a great sign , '' he told reporters . `` But I must stress it 's still very early in the process , the doctors have stressed that point . Fabrice still has a long way to go but it is encouraging signs . `` I 've spoken to Shauna his partner and his dad Marcel about it and where we all were on Saturday night certainly at this stage I would never have expected the improvement that 's come . `` I have to mention the support he has had from countries all over the world . The qualities he has as a man , football pales into insignificance but he is an outstanding young individual and we pray he gets back to that level again . '' Even though the treatment given to Muamba at Tottenham 's White Hart Lane ground is widely credited with helping to save his life , the English Premier League said they are to review medical procedures in the wake of the 23-year-old 's collapse . 'Muamba collapse proves I was right to quit the game , ' says ex pro . Chairman Richard Scudamore told a sports industry event that an incident involving goalkeeper Petr Cech in 2006 , which saw the Czech Republic international fracture his skull , had been a wake up call for the football authorities . Chelsea made an official complaint to the Premier League that there was no ambulance on hand to transfer Cech to hospital in the wake of his serious injury . In quotes carried by AFP Scudamore said : `` Incidents and events shape policy , shape developments , shape progress . There are no guarantees but we will do whatever we can to improve . `` What we will certainly be doing is looking at every aspect of what happened and if there are ways and means of improving , if there are ways and means of making it better in the future - just like we did in 2006-07 following the Petr Cech incident . `` We will do everything we can to make sure we reduce to the point of elimination , if we possibly can , things like that . '' Coyle again paid tribute to the medical teams that treated Muamba at the ground and the staff at the hospital , saying the player 's family wanted to stress how touched they were by the worldwide support he had received . Muamba grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo . He came to England as an 11-year-old when his family fled civil war in the country . When asked if Muamba could make a full recovery Coyle replied : `` That 's something [ doctors ] have said has happened before but every case is individual . Fears for stricken soccer player Muamba 's recovery . `` But we 've said before the two things Fabrice has that can help is that he is such a fit young man and the life he 's had he 's had to fight every step of the way along his young journey . Those things will stand him in good stead . '' He said Bolton 's players , most of whom had visited Muamba since Saturday evening , could be back in training on Wednesday . Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said on Tuesday he feared the worst for Muamba when he collapsed , especially as he had previously coached the late Mark Vivien-Foe , who died of a heart attack while playing for Cameroon in 2003 . `` I signed Mark , I brought him to England , he played at West Ham for me . He was a fantastic boy . When you saw [ doctors ] pumping [ Muamba 's ] chest you feared for the worst but the medical assistance was amazing , '' he told a press conference . `` It 's affected everybody who saw it . It was an unbelievable incident , we 've never seen anything like that before . `` The last few days , you ca n't get the lad out of your mind , what happened . But the news is positive so we keep our fingers crossed . `` One or two people came down from the crowd , a top cardiologist came down and helped as well so he could n't have had better support . ''
Owen Coyle manager Bolton says he has had a brief chat with Owen Coyle . Coyle keen to stress it is still early in midfielder 's recovery from cardiac arrest . Hospital say Muamba had a comfortable night on The last few days as recovery continues . Premier League vow to review medical procedures after Muamba 's collapse .