FERGIE PLEASED WITH REACTION

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The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he is extremely happy with the reception given to the midfielder Darren Fletcher, who recently returned to first team action after almost a year out due to an irritable bowel condition.

The 28-year-old Scotland midfielder is regarded as one of the best players within the Manchester United squad, but he was diagnosed with a rare form of irritable bowel condition. This forced him to get an indefinite leave of absence from the club, with many not knowing his expected return date. Some even were pessimistic by saying that it is unlikely Darren Fletcher would continue playing football.

However, he has given Manchester United a major boost ahead of their aspirations to lift the 20th league title by returning to first-team action in the Champions League group stage encounter with Galatasaray on Wednesday night. He was given a standing ovation by the supporters after he came on as a substitute in the match. Manchester United won the match 1-0 after a single goal from the midfielder Michael Carrick. Following the match, the Manchester United manager said that he was extremely pleased by the reaction from the supporters for the return of the 28-year-old.

“The fans recognised what a tough time Darren has had.It was a mark of respect that they gave him a marvellous ovation. Being out of the game for a year, it took him quite a few minutes to really get going. He did one or two good things but he can only get better after this,” said the manager after the match. Darren Fletcher came on for Paul Scholes with only 11 min remaining on the clock. Manchester United thus opened the new group stage campaign with a win over a Turkish club, who have had various success at Old Trafford.

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DARREN MAKES HIS COMEBACK

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Darren Fletcher has made a comeback in the Manchester United team after recovering from the abdominal injury. He played for United in the friendly match against Aberdeen. This was the first match for Fletcher in the last 9 months. He hadn’t played any match since November last year. Manchester United was defeated by Aberdeen in that match by 2-1. Fletcher came to play as a substitute in the second half of the match. He was running smoothly and seemed to have regained 100% fitness.

Fletcher has been with Manchester United right from the start of his career. He had joined the Youth team of United way back in 2001 when he was just 17 years of age. He played his first match for the senior team of United in March 2003 against Basel in a match of the UEFA Champions League. Fletcher didn’t take much time in cementing his place in the first team of United. At the end of the 2005-06 season, Roy Keane, who was the captain of United at that time, praised him a lot and said that Fletcher has got everything to become a great player. In the last season, Fletcher assisted in some goals and was performing decently, but, unfortunately, he had to take a break from football in November 2011 due to the abdominal injury.

The manager of United, Sir Alex Ferguson, is overjoyed by the return of one of his experienced players. Ferguson said that he hadn’t thought that Fletcher would recover before the start of the season. As per Ferguson, Fletcher was suffering from a serious abdominal problem and he was expected to regain full fitness around October. But, he worked very hard on his fitness and managed to make a comeback before the beginning of the season.