PAUL Scholes is set to delight Manchester United fans by returning to action in time for the Premiership crunch with Arsenal on September 21.
The midfielder was withdrawn for the England squad for Saturday's Euro 2004 qualifier in Macedonia and for Wednesday's Old Trafford meeting with Liechtenstein. United medical staff were concerned that a stomach problem might require Scholes to have a hernia operation - which would be the third such surgery of his career. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson left Scholes out of United's two last games, against Wolves and Southampton - and the Reds missed him badly as they misfired in midfield, scraping a win against the Premiership new boys and then losing to Saints. Fergie intended to give the player a period of rest to see how the injury responded to treatment, and the initial assessment was that Scholes would be out for six weeks if an op was needed, or for three if it were not. But further investigation has revealed that the problem is a muscle tear rather than a hernia - and he could be back in less than two weeks. England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will also welcome the news, as Scholes had faced the prospect of missing the Euro 2004 qualifier in Turkey on October 11. Regards, John, Ext 3660 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
