Although most Red Devils supporters will say they were happy
with the 27-year-old's contribution to their domestic and European
success last season considering that his campaign was hampered by
injury, the Canada-born England international insists that he was
actually a long way from his best.
"There is a lot more to come from me," he was quoted as saying by
Sky Sports News.
"I don't think I played a game healthy last season. I was at about
50 or 60% at best.
"When I had another scan on the knee this summer it had not
improved, so I came back early to try to fix it at the beginning of
pre-season.
"Hopefully I will be fit pretty soon."
Hargreaves, who arrived at Old Trafford from Bayern Munich last
summer after spending much of the 2006-07 season on the sidelines
with a broken leg, is still not quite match-fit, and his latest
comments suggest that United's next match against Portsmouth still
comes a little too early for him.
"I am not going to set a timetable but I am close," he added.
"I am working on my fitness every day and while I have not joined
in with the lads yet, hopefully it will happen this week.
"Whether I am fit for Portsmouth or the match after that, the most
important thing is I am healthy for the rest of the season."
"I know how much I better I can get being around the players and
coaching staff here," he added of his move from Bayern.
"I have not even come close to fulfilling my potential yet. And,
providing I stay healthy, this could be a really big season for
me."