Manchester United Dugout

England and Manchester United defensive midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Recently he traveled to Colorado for a meeting with renowned surgeon Dr Richard Steadman after being plagued by a tendinitis problem for almost two years.

And Manchester United have confirmed Hargreaves has had surgery on his right knee and will have a further operation on his left knee in a fortnight, ruling him out for the remainder of the campaign. Although Hargreaves played in May's Champions League Final triumph over Chelsea in Moscow, it was virtually the only time he did get on to the field. He was also ruled out of his first pre-season campaign following an £18million move from Bayern Munich, the 27-year-old sat out another this summer.

He has been frustrated at a problem that does not seem to go away. One good news though is that will have some company from former United star Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has flown to see Steadman for treating his recent knee injury.