Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Louis Saha's ongoing absence will only end once the striker is completely free of lingering injury doubts.
The French striker's United career had been blighted by knocks until the start of the 2006/07 season, when his sustained run in the team prompted regular goalscoring form.
However, a recurrent hamstring injury has restricted Saha to just four starts this calendar year, and Sir Alex admits Louis is understandably keen to be in optimum condition before returning for the season's run-in.
"We feel he's back, it's just the confidence to make sure he feels right," said Sir Alex. "Louis in his own mind has got to feel 100 percent fit.
"He just felt his hamstring a bit after the game against Roma over there when he came on as a substitute. In training the next day he felt it a little bit. I think there's a cautious approach, that he wants to feel 100 percent fit."