"I've had to be a guinea pig for a lot of these treatments. But when you're left to try to make something of a difficult situation, it's not really an option to say: 'Let's sit it out and rest for six months.'

"With hindsight it's a lot easier. And, yes, the injections I had I probably should not have had."

Owen Hargreaves - out of the game for 3 years with injured knees, just back to play with a new team: Manchester City