Manchester Uniteds Owen Hargreaves Close to Return

Old Trafford Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (3-1) Premier League 24/04/10 Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United) was on the bench and could be in contention for an England recall Photo Roger Parker Fotosports International Photo via Newscom

In the ongoing saga that is the life, career and knees of Owen Hargreaves, an end to the dramatic and heart-wrenching setbacks the England international has experienced over the last few years may finally have an end in sight.

Its notas ifUnited supporters havent had good news on Hargreaves progress heaped upon them every six months or soas a new niggle or additional set back emergesto dash any hopes of his curls on the pitch anytime soon. No, the positive news train has set out from the station only to returnimmediately back with a leaky gasket (can trains have leaky gaskets?).

Finally, maybe, hopefully, well see,Hargreaves looks set to add to the 1 minute of senior action hes experienced over the course of the last two years. Just a week ago Dr Richard Steadman, in all his world-renown glory, announced some sort of spiritual break through as the Gods of footballawoke from their slumber to show a littlemercy upon the knees of the knackered, breathing new life, a hope to Hargreaves that a salvaged career is his just reward to this hellish saga.

Also this week, Hargreaves has returned to full training where hes impressed Sir Alex Ferguson. The boss, obviously concerned about a relapse, stated:

Thats the first thing on our mind (relapse)at the moment but having watched him in training yesterday if he continues that way hes going to give me another selection problem, no question about that.

Forget for a second where my loyalties lie. I so desperately want Hargreaves to make a succ! essful r eturn. Not as a supporter, not as a football fan, but as a human being. The sheer tenacity Hargreaves has displayed in not chucking it, in pushingthrough the painand in proving hes got weak knees but a strong heart warrants fatein giving him his just reward. If not for Manchester Uniteds motives, then maybe just forhis moxie.

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