Fabrice Muamba takes his first steps after remarkable recovery from life-threatening heart complaint "When I went to see him last week, he was able to walk around his room," said Coyle in an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph to be published on Saturday. He's come out the bed and sat in the chair. That was a week ago. And bit by bit the improvements are coming. God willing he gets back to a high standard. Coyle, who was hugely impressive in his handling of the affair, added that Bolton's staff are in continual contact with the patient. "He's getting better day by day," Coyle said. It's truly remarkable, given where he's come from, when his heart stopped for over an hour and a half. There was a concern about the lack of oxygen during that period, but where he is now is terrific. He's still got a long way to go. He's stable. But he's still in intensive care. It is too soon to say whether Muamba will be able to resume a football career which began in Arsenal's academy before he signed for Birmingham City in 2006, but the fact he is able to walk so soon after the heart attack is encouraging. Muamba, who moved to Bolton in 2008 for a fee of £5 million, still has a long way to go until then and doctors are more concerned with making sure the former England Under-21 international is able to lead a normal life when he eventually leaves hospital Coyle was full of praise for the medical staff at Spurs and, in particular, Dr Andrew Deaner, the London chest specialist who left his seat in the stand to supervise the initial treatment. As well as ensuring Muamba was given the proper early treatment, Dr Deaner also insisted he was taken to the London Chest hospital where he worked, rather than the closest hospital, to the ground so that he could receive the best possible treatment from specialist staff. "The specialists were fantastic, kept us informed every step of the way," added Coyle. They were astonished by his progress. Even by the Monday, they just weren't expecting that to happen. It's been a continual progress. He's such a physically strong guy. But I have no doubt all that energy that came from all the good wishes have played a part [in his recovery]. What they did in those initial stages - to be honest, with this stuff I'm out with my comfort zone - they did a cooling off, brought the body temperature right down, then stabilised it and brought the temperature back up so that the heart could kick in of its own accord. That was the critical moment. The concern they had was the oxygen to the brain. But the reaction he has had has eased that worry. He's going the right way.