Owen Hargreaves, a player rapidly challenging Louis Saha for the
title of Balsa Man at Old Trafford, is to return to England duty
for the match against Croatia.
Hooray.
Or, perhaps not.
Hargreaves missed Englands vital friendly against Austria after
further problems with the knee which has troubled him all season
but now he is back and ready for the Wembley showdown.
The trouble for United is that if Hargreaves is nursing knee
trouble it might well flare up again during or after the Croatia
match.
Hargreaves has already missed a considerable amount of the season
since joining from Bayern Munich this summer and you have to
question his durability in view of the players persistent injury
problems.
United fans will no doubt have their fingers crossed on Wednsday
not for England to at least draw but to make sure Hargreaves
comes through in one piece.
