Owen Hargreaves must have the patience of a saint, given he has spent the best part of three years on the treatment table.
The 30-year-old last started a game for United in September 2008 after suffering from tendinitis in both knees.
Several aborted comeback attempts have been made since, including a start against Wolves last November that barely lasted five minutes before a hamstring injury forced him from the field. Regular Live Football has eluded Hargreaves for too long.
He was released at the end of last season, sparking rumours that he was set to retire. However, the Canada born midfielder was determined to get back onto the field and went as far as releasing a YouTube video of himself, to prove his fitness to potential clubs.
In the end I doubt even Hargreaves would have expected United’s bitter rivals Manchester City to be the club who came in for him. But that was the reality in late August and in one of the more surprising moves of the window, Hargreaves signed for moneybags City.
He is set to make his first-team debut in the Carling Cup against Birmingham on Wednesday, though Mancini will leave it until the last minute to decide. Even if Hargreaves’ knees have recovered, three years without playing a full competitive 90 minutes will have taken its toll on the rest of his body.
It also remains to be seen whether his arrival will make any impact on City’s premier league odds. However, after all the pain and heartache of operations, rehabilitations, aborted comebacks and injury setbacks, Hargreaves will be grateful of any time spent across the white line and on the lush green turf of a football field.
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