Fletcher suffered from a serious bowel condition that has kept him unable to play with the main squad of Manchester United for 10 months although recent reports suggest that the midfielder is almost ready to make his return and starting playing once more in the Premier League.

Moyes is delighted with his progress: “It is great to get Darren back.

“It was the first time he pulled on a jersey in a competitive reserve league game (since the operation) and we’re really pleased.

“We will bring him along, his training is coming along well, but we don’t want to do anything that might give him a setback.

“It is a sort of steady, slow grind for him just now.

“But we are pleased and hope to involve him in the upcoming reserve games in the weeks to come, if he continues to do as well as he is doing now.”

The 28 years old Scottish midfielder went under the knife and had a surgery on ulcerative colitis which disabled him from playing most of last season’s matches. He was even an option for Moyes as he was expected to make a substitute appearance in United’s match against Norwich City for the Capital One Cup but Moyes wanted to be completely sure Fletcher was fully healed before adding him into the squad.

The disappointing start of this season from Manchester United could use the boost of Fletcher in the midfield as they have once more tried to cover up their weaknesses in midfield and in defence by adding more attacking options to take them out of their losing situations.

Manchester United are the current champions of the Premier League and cannot afford to lose any more points if they want to keep hold of their crown.

Manchester United have been without the services of midfielder Darren Fletcher for almost 2 years now. The midfielder has been missing from action after suffering a chronic bowel inflammation. Since this is not a regular injury, it is not known whether the player will return back to full fitness or not. There are also suggestions that Fletcher may retire from football. The Scotland international, though, has ruled out the possibility of retirement as an option right now. Fletcher announced that his first break from football back in 2011. He has made only 13 appearances since then.

Fletcher has so far enjoyed a great career with Manchester United. He has lifted all the major trophies including the Champions league during his time at the club. He was seen as an important person in the squad during the Ferguson era. The player has also been one of the important at international level as well. He has made 61 appearances for the Scottish national team. Despite being confident of returning to first-team action, Fletcher is not sure about the time of return. His last appearance for Manchester United came on Boxing Day when he came on as a late substitute.

He has admitted that it has been a difficult time watching football from the sidelines.

“It’s never been an issue to give up and not try. It’s a game I love and I feel I’ve got a lot more to achieve. I’ve been through some tough times but there has always been a goal to get back playing. I want to win more Premier League titles, I want to win FA Cups, Champions League, qualify for a major tournament with my country. I fully believe that I’ll be back at the level I was playing at. I’ve not been given any reason to think that can’t be the case,” said Fletcher.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he will be distributing Premier league medals to Alexander Buttner and Darren Fletcher. In previous years, the Premier league medals were available only to players who have made a certain number of appearances over the course of the season. It was previously 10 appearances, which was reduced to 5 in the previous season. Now, though, Ferguson has confirmed that it is up to the clubs to distribute the medals to whoever they wish. Fletcher has made only three Premier league appearances this season.

His presence in the Manchester United first team has been limited by the chronic bowel irritation, which is likely to make him retire from football at the end of the season. It has been two years since the onset of the problem and Fletcher has been unable to find recovery up until now. Ferguson has revealed that Manchester United will be receiving 40 medals from the Premier league after having won the 20th league title in their history. This will be handed out to the players chosen by Ferguson, and he has confirmed that Fletcher will be one of them.

The defender, Alexander Buttner, who was also signed in the summer will be the second recipient of the medal.

“I think that’s fair because, in Darren Fletcher’s case for instance, it’s only illness which has prohibited him from getting a medal. I’m sure if he’d been available he would have been sitting here with one. Buttner’s been great because he’s travelled to every away game with us, he’s been involved in every single training session, he’s played three times and been a substitute another 10 times, something like that. They will get medals. They give you an allocated number of medals and it’s up to you to distribute them how you want,” said Ferguson.

Manchester United have revealed in a statement that the midfielder Darren Fletcher will miss the rest of the season after undergoing a planned surgery in order to treat his bowel condition. The 28-year-old Scotland international has been one of the influential players for United over the years. However, he has missed the last one year of action due to an inflammatory bowel condition. He recently returned at the start of the season to the Manchester United first-team. Even though he has not been used in the Premier league often by the manager, Fletcher has been an integral part of the team in the second competitions.

However, he will miss the rest of the season after he has undergone a surgery that had been planned earlier. Fletcher last appeared for Manchester United in the 4-3 win over Newcastle on Boxing Day. United have said that they are extremely confident that the players will return to first-team action from the start of next season. Meanwhile, the Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has praised the midfielder for the commitment and pride he shows when it comes to playing for his country. The new manager will have certainly welcomed the presence of Fletcher for the World Cup qualifiers, but he is now going to be unavailable.

“Darren Fletcher will be unavailable for the remainder of this season having undergone surgery to resolve his ulcerative colitis condition. We wish to stress this was a planned procedure undertaken at the optimal time having achieved a period of sustained good general health, as illustrated by the fact that Darren has trained with the team regularly this season and been available for selection right up to the operation. This decision has been taken with our full support in the best interests of his long-term health and we look forward to him returning next season with this problem firmly behind him,” said the United statement.

The Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher is of the opinion that the Champions League match against CFR Cluj is a great opportunity for the youngsters at the club to show what they can do is provided with an opportunity. United have already qualified for the next stage in the competition as the group winners. As a result, they are likely to rest a number of senior players for the match against CFR Cluj, although the manager Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested that he will be trying as hard as possible to maintain the integrity of the competition.

Darren Fletcher is expected to be one of the senior members of the squad who will take part in this match in the hope of building his fitness, as he has just returned to first team action after more than a year out with an injury. The likes of Nick Powell are expected to take part in this match. Fletcher has already said that he is extremely impressed with the 18-year-old Nick Powell, who made his debut in the European competition in the previous match against Galatasaray. Manchester United had lost the match 1-0, but they will be hoping for a much better performance from the youngsters this time around.

“I thought we were unfortunate to lose that match. We played a couple of young players and put in a good performance. It will have been massive for Nick Powell’s development. Nick is a fantastic player already. He is still relatively young but he is going to be a huge player for United. There is no doubt about that,” said Darren Fletcher ahead of the match. United are in a great position to try out a number of new players and also hand some playing time to some of the lesser used first-team players.

The Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher reckons that Chelsea have made a radical switch from the powerful and boring team that they used to be a few years ago. Chelsea have made a great start to the new Premier league season and are currently unbeaten in the league so far. They will be playing against Manchester United during the weekend. Ahead of this match, the Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher praised the new approach taken by Chelsea. After spending more than £ 80 million in bringing an attacking talents like Eden Hazard and Oscar, Chelsea have been a breath of fresh air in the Premier league.

They have been trying to emulate the Barcelona way by adopting a passing style of football, which is extremely easy on the eye according to Darren Fletcher. Chelsea also now have lot of quick players unlike before when their players used to be only about power and strength. Even though the team is now more enjoyable, Darren Fletcher a lot of opportunities to score goals against Chelsea because they are more exposed at the back. The defensive style of football brought in by the former manager José Mourinho is well and truly over due to the departure of key players from that era like Didier Drogba.

“It used to be a big, strong, physical side. You found yourself playing against Ballack, Makélelé and Lampard [who is likely to miss Sunday’s game with a calf injury] in midfield and Drogba up front. Now you tend to be facing more Barcelona-style players – the small, intricate ones who get in the pockets behind you and play the killer pass. Because they are looking to get into the pockets behind you, you are not really up against anyone,” said the 28-year-old, who has just returned to first team action.