Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson isn't ready to write off Owen Hargreaves for the first-half of the season just yet.
Ferguson insists he will give Hargreaves as long as possible before deciding whether or not to include him in his final 25.
"We can keep it open for Owen until 31 August," insisted the Reds' boss. "There is no rush. Owen will stay in America until he's ready to come back into training.
"I haven't looked into how the new rules affect everyone else yet, I've only addressed what we've had to deal with.
"It was interesting to sit down and assess the squad - the Da Silvas, for example, aren't classed as home-grown players until this time next year. [Kiko] Macheda comes under the same umbrella. So there have been all these little things we've had to look at.
"The foundational part of our home-grown players like Giggs, Neville, Scholes, Fletcher and Brown is fine, there are no problems there.
"[John] O'Shea is a strange one though - he's not accepted in the Champions League as a home-grown player because he missed the deadline by six days when he first joined us, but he is classed as home-grown in the Premier League.
"I think the new rules are a good thing. It had to happen. You have to pay attention to them and make sure you tick all the boxes and don't make any mistakes."
