Source: Daily_Mail
Owen Hargreaves on brink of Manchester City return
Owen Hargreaves is poised for a return to Manchester City's first team after assistant manager David Platt revealed the midfielder is back in training. The former Manchester United star joined Roberto Mancini's title-chasing side on a free transfer in the summer. In training: Hargreaves running with Tevez last week and taking a break (below) But after scoring on his City debut against Birmingham in the Carling Cup, Hargreaves has played only 13 minutes since as he nurses a calf strain. And Platt believes the international break has come at a good time for the injury-prone midfielder. 'He has been training for the last week so he will carry on and use the international break to keep that going,' Platt told the Manchester Evening News. Oh no, not again! New injury blow for City's HargreavesHargreaves is talking rubbish: Ferguson hits back at claims of former United midfielderMy Manchester United agony: Hargreaves claims injections made knee injury worse