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Scotland striker Kenny Miller has said that he is hoping that Manchester United midfielder and captain of the Scotland national team Darren Fletcher will be returning to the international fold as soon as possible.

The Manchester United midfielder has taken an indefinite break from the game after suffering a major illness. Even though many expect him to be back for the start of the next season, it is still unsure whether the 26-year-old will be able to play football again. Scotland striker Kenny Miller, who has been carrying the captain’s armband in the absence of their Fletcher, has said that he hopes to return the armband back to Fletcher as soon as possible.

The Scotland national football Association has previously stated that they would like to have done Fletcher back for the start of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers that will begin in September next season. Fletcher has not played football since November when he was diagnosed with an irritable bowel condition. Kenny Miller will be one of the key members of the Scotland squad in his absence, but he reckons that the presence of Darren Fletcher would be extremely positive for the national team both on and off the field.

“There are no questions asked about that” he told Man Utd news. “Darren is our captain. Whether it be myself or big Gaz (Gary Caldwell) who has been filling in for him, we know that Fletch is our captain and our leader. That’s why we are hoping he does make a speedy recovery and gets back playing in the team as soon as he can. He is a huge loss, not just on the pitch, but off the pitch as well. He is our Cesc Fabregas. He is a strong character within the team, he is somebody we miss, and we wish he gets back as soon as he can,” said Kenny Miller.

FLETCHER WON’T RETIRE

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Top league teams missing huge names, get attention – like Manchester City is missing Carlos Tevez.  But while Manchester City are now able to get Tevez back in this very important of the season, Alex Ferguson of Manchester United has been missing one of his very reliable footballer since December, even though very little have been created out of it.

When United player Darren Fletcher declared that he is intended to take a long break from the game in order to deal with the ulcerative colitis which has dogged him throughout the season, the Manchester Premier League side lost one of their most important footballer in the Scot captain.

Few people may say that this has not affected the defending champions as they now sitting at the top spot and very close to get their 20th league title. It may be true but several Manchester United fans will say that this team is far from the very strongest which Old Trafford has seen before Scholes came out of retirement which was a huge concern regarding the United midfield.

The question is would Sir Alex have turned to Paul Scholes had Darren Fletcher been fit? A fully fit Darren would not have let James McArthur or James McCarthy to control the match for Wigan earlier this week.

Fletcher, of course, is not a flair footballer like Carols Tevez who can with the match with his brilliant skills or a hat-trick, but he is not the kind of footballer Manchester United has been missing. They have good players like Nani, Chicharito, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs or Ashley Young are just a few names to their disposal.