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Hargreaves injury blow compounds Ferguson woe

ESPN staff
November 9, 2010
Owen Hargreaves lasted just five minutes against Wolves on Saturday © Getty Images
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Owen Hargreaves is expected to be out of action for five weeks with a hamstring injury.

The Manchester United midfielder made his first start in over two years against Wolves on Saturday after recovering from a knee injury, but lasted just five minutes when he limped off.

Ahead of the grudge match against rivals Manchester City on Wednesday, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed Hargreaves is unlikely to play again until the middle of December.

"We were at the stage where we knew Owen's knee was OK," Ferguson told Key 103. "His training performances for eight or nine days previously had been terrific. He had done really well, which is why we took the chance. But maybe the tension in the build-up for the lad was too much and he suffered because of it."

The news will come as a blow for Ferguson, who is already without the services of Ryan Giggs and is sweating over the fitness of Nani.

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