Ferguson: Howard could return

ALEX FERGUSON has revealed Tim Howard could still have a future at Manchester United.

When he loaned the United States’ keeper out to Everton for the season, then did a deal with West Brom that will eventually lead to the permanent signing of Tomasz Kuszczak, it looked like Ferguson felt Howard’s time at Old Trafford was at an end.

Although the 27-year-old was an instant hit following his arrival from Major League Soccer outfit New York Metrostars in 2003, he subsequently made a series of high-profile mistakes in big games and spent virtually all of last season as understudy to Edwin van der Sar.