Ashley Westwood played 125 games in a three-year spell with Crewe

Defender Ashley Westwood has rejoined his former club Crewe Alexandra on a contract until the end of the season.

Westwood spent three years at Gresty Road early in his career and has been training with the Alex for two weeks.

The 34-year-old will go straight into the squad for the League Two game at home to Burton Albion on Saturday.

Illness and injury are expected to prevent defenders Matt Tootle, Mat Mitchel-King and Carl Martin from being available for the visit of the Brewers.

David Artell and Patrick Ada have been the regular partnership at the heart of the Alex defence this season, with Adam Dugdale and Mitchel-King also able to play at centre-back.

Crewe manager Dario Gradi revealed on Friday that he missed out on signing a defender on loan from Manchester City following Kolo Toure's suspension for failing a drugs test.

Westwood scored 11 goals in 125 appearances for Crewe after joining the club from Manchester United in July 1995, before leaving the Alex for Bradford three years later.

He has gone on to represent Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton, Chester, Swindon, Port Vale, Stevenage, Wrexham and Kettering, the club he left by mutual consent at the start of February.

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