At least we have learned that Owen Hargreaves can play in that sitting midfield role.
In addition, midfielder Owen Hargreaves and keeper Edwin van der Sar are undergoing treatment for knee injuries.
Manchester United have included injury-plagued midfielder Owen Hargreaves, while striker Roque Santa Cruz makes Manchester City's roster.
Eriksson instead decided to take all three of Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas and Owen Hargreaves - a nonsensical move.
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Real Madrid pair Michael Owen and David Beckham and Bayern Munich's Owen Hargreaves will arrive for the second game only.
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McClaren has also named John Terry, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Owen and David Beckham in the squad despite questions over their fitness.
His views have been echoed by CNN FC contributor Owen Hargreaves, who played for Bayern Munich as the youth revolution got underway.
Owen Hargreaves is set to be included in United's squad, meaning the midfielder could make his first senior appearance in almost 20 months.
Eriksson deployed a 4-3-3 formation, rather than 4-4-2, which brought out the best of Owen as well as Owen Hargreaves, but few others.
United's reshuffled defence, which saw substitute Owen Hargreaves come on at right-back and Wes Brown moved to centre-back, had coped well with Chelsea's threats.
Ferguson made a triple substitution in the 61st minute, sending on Owen Hargreaves, Anderson and John O'Shea for Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick and Ferdinand.
Rio Ferdinand wasted an opportunity to put United ahead after only seven minutes, but he was surprised when Owen Hargreaves' corner arrived at his feet and he miscued his effort off target.
Gill also added that arrival of many of the squad's key players such as Nani, Anderson, Owen Hargreaves and Carlos Tevez at the club's Old Trafford ground was due to the family.
Eriksson may even have got an unwitting slice of luck when Owen Hargreaves unfortunately limped off, allowing Scholes to switch from the left flank into the middle - a position he should always occupy.
There were rumours England might turn to Owen Hargreaves, the man Barry replaced in the team in September 2007, but a knee problem has restricted the Manchester United midfielder to only one minute of first-team football in 19 months.
United's forward pairing were brought off with 15 minutes to go and, with Owen Hargreaves coming on to shore up the midfield, the home side continued to go close as they secured a victory which took them back to the top of the table.
Steadman, who has previously worked with Ruud van Nistelrooy, Michael Owen and Alan Shearer, operated on Hargreaves in 2009.
Dr Steadman can count Ruud van Nistelrooy and Michael Owen among his high-profile clients and now United hope he can cure Hargreaves's recurring tendinitis problem.
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