Hargreaves has played 45 minutes of reserve football since walking out of the game against Chelsea in September 2008 and although still relatively young at 29, he feels that this will be his last attempt, well at least according to an anonymous source close to the player who stated:
“Owen has done everything to come back but the pain and effort has been huge.
“He has decided to give it one last big push but if this doesn’t work that will probably be it.
“The pain in his knees has not just affected his football, but normal life.”
Hargreaves has been pencilled in for a return numerous times and it was thought he would be ready for this season after apparently finding fitness at the tail end of last season but the midfielder broke down over the summer and returned to Colorado to work with Dr. Steadman again.