25-09-2009, 04:00 PM
These are the lastest quotes I just found of the BBC from Sir Alex:
"I feel it will still take us four weeks to get him into the rhythm of training again and get to the point of match play," said Ferguson.
"But he has the determination and resilience to see it through. He is now back with us and hopefully the boy gets a break and continues his progress without any further mishaps."
And Ferguson has also taken comfort from the growing number of players that have come back from formerly career-threatening cruciate knee ligament surgery, the latest being Chelsea's Joe Cole.
"We don't see the fact he has been out a year as a handicap," said Ferguson.
"Other players have been out a similar length of time.
"When Joe Cole came back on Wednesday you forget he was missing for nine months. It is achievable, particularly when they are young.
"Owen is not kicking a ball yet. The physio who attended to him over there will stay here for a week for the changeover.
"He and our physios are discussing exactly at what stage he is at but he should be into football training quite soon."
Good news
"I feel it will still take us four weeks to get him into the rhythm of training again and get to the point of match play," said Ferguson.
"But he has the determination and resilience to see it through. He is now back with us and hopefully the boy gets a break and continues his progress without any further mishaps."
And Ferguson has also taken comfort from the growing number of players that have come back from formerly career-threatening cruciate knee ligament surgery, the latest being Chelsea's Joe Cole.
"We don't see the fact he has been out a year as a handicap," said Ferguson.
"Other players have been out a similar length of time.
"When Joe Cole came back on Wednesday you forget he was missing for nine months. It is achievable, particularly when they are young.
"Owen is not kicking a ball yet. The physio who attended to him over there will stay here for a week for the changeover.
"He and our physios are discussing exactly at what stage he is at but he should be into football training quite soon."
Good news