Owen Hargreaves.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canadian-born Owen Hargreaves has postponed his comeback with Manchester United even though the club says he has not sustained another injury.

The England midfielder has been out of action since September 2008 after two knee operations and had hoped to play in a reserve game against Manchester City on Thursday.

The club said it was not a recurrence of the injury but the match did not fit in with his rehabilitation schedule.