And while Sir Alex Ferguson feels next Monday's Barclays Premier League trip to Portsmouth may come too soon for Hargreaves, the 27-year-old is confident that when he does eventually make an appearance he will be around for good.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is hoping he can persuade Chelsea to let Shaun Wright-Phillips move to Fratton Park on a season-long loan.
The players available to Scolari on the first weekend of the season did themselves no harm by brushing Portsmouth aside at Stamford Bridge, with Cole opening the scoring in a 4-0 victory.
The Chelsea midfielder limped out of the 4-0 Premier League win over Portsmouth and rang Germany coach Joachim Low to say he would miss tomorrow's clash in Nuremberg. Ballack is the third midfielder to pull out through injury, following Torsten Fring....
, made a point of publicly embracing Luiz Felipe Scolari in front of assembled hacks after the 4-0 demolition of Portsmouth. No need to be cynical here - sexy football can have that effect on you. And just like Bruce/Larry, this column found it impos....
Join Simon Calder in the Bay of Biscay, as he travels from the Spanish city of Bilbao to the UK port of Portsmouth on board P&O Ferries' 38,000 ton ship, 'The Pride of Bilbao'. En route, Simon catches up with his fellow passengers to discover just wh....
Most of Ferguson's players have international commitments to fulfil before the Red Devils take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Monday.
The 41-year-old former Arsenal defender, who won 66 England caps and is now a coach at Portsmouth, said the delay in naming a captain, and the rehearsal of various candidates, was a ploy by Capello to buy himself time.
PUT IT THERE ... Deco and Frank Lampard celebrate against Portsmouth
He responded by scoring against the U.S.A. and was magnificent against Portsmouth on Sunday. Every inch a captain and outstanding defender.
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