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Hargreaves closing on a return

16 Oct 2009 - 12:06:22

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Owen Hargreaves is three weeks away from a first-team comeback.

The England midfielder has been out of action for 13 months following surgery to cure long-running knee problems.

But after being eased back into training action in recent weeks, Hargreaves is almost knocking on the door of a first-team return according to Ferguson.

"Owen's doing a lot of good work now and we're pleased with that," he revealed.

"As I said when he came back to Manchester, it's not something we need to rush. Because he's been out for a year, we monitor it a bit more closely.

"But he's giving us good signs and he should be back at the first-team level three weeks from now, easily."