Determined Hargreaves close to United return

MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been handed a boost by manager Alex Ferguson after he pulled him out of the reserves to train with the first team.

The 29-year-old was scheduled to continue his comeback from major knee surgery with another appearance for the second string against Burnley at Accrington last night.

He played his first game for 18 months in the reserves against the Clarets last week but was not part of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad last night.