BACK IN BUSINESS

Last updated : 22 July 2003 By editor

Fergie

"Roy has been fantastic this summer. His pre-season work has been excellent and we appreciate now what a serious operation it was. He has given away years to Robbie Fowler and Freddie Ljungberg [who had similar hip operations] and they found it a long time coming back, so it's not an operation to trifle with.”

"We had to be realistic in terms of what we expected from players and towards the end of the season Roy did prove he was returning to his best. So I think this pre-season will bring him back."

“He proved at the end of last season that he was coming back. So with that on top of this summer and the pre-season, Roy is getting back to what we know he is.”