Hernandez closing in on return

22 August 2011 07:08
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is happy to let Sir Alex Ferguson decide when to unleash him on the Premier League again.[LNB] The United hitman had only just linked up with his team-mates on their tour of the United States last month when he suffered a concussion during an innocuous incident during training in New Jersey.[LNB]Having experienced similar problems in his youth, Hernandez was acutely aware of the need to take no chances and Ferguson immediately ruled him out until the end of August.[LNB]However, Ferguson has now raised the possibility of a reserve team outing against Swansea at Altrincham on Thursday and the 23-year-old believes he would be ready if the call came.[LNB]"My head is good," said Hernandez. "I feel better now.[LNB]"I have been training with the team for three or four days but I don't know when I will be back in the squad I always say they are the decisions for the manager. Only he can answer that.[LNB]"I just need to be fit and working."[LNB]Hernandez was speaking at the relaunch of United's Megastore at Old Trafford.[LNB]Amongst the new features available to fans is a Nike boot room, which will give fans the chance to embroider their boots with personal messages and designs.[LNB]They will be just as keen for Hernandez to pull his boots back on after a stellar debut season when he scored 20 goals to propel United towards a record 19th title and the Champions League final, where they were eventually beaten by Barcelona.[LNB]He enhanced that reputation by claiming the Golden Boot at this summer's Gold Cup, only for the rapid development to be halted by the injury that came as a surprise, even for Hernandez given he walked out of the Red Bull Arena the day before United's hammering of the MLS All-Stars not feeling too bad.[LNB]"It was a header but the ball moved a little bit and I didn't head it well," recalled Hernandez, who will be again reduced to the role of spectator for United's opening home league game against Tottenham this evening.[LNB]"I went back to the hotel and had dinner but I started feeling bad. I went to my room to rest but I had to call the doctor and they took me to hospital.[LNB]"I just need to look forward, get my confidence and start heading the ball again."

Source: Team_Talk