Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees Owen Hargreaves as the club's prime free-kick taker.
Ryan Giggs has stepped into the breach so far this term, scoring against Tottenham, then again in Wednesday's Champions League triumph over Wolfsburg, thanks to the aid of a massive deflection.
Yet Ferguson knows he will not be able to rely on the veteran Welshman all season.
And, remembering Hargreaves' precise strike against Arsenal in April last year, Ferguson is looking forward to the midfielder's recovery from knee surgery with eager anticipation.
"Outside Cristiano Ronaldo, I don't think there is a better deliverer of set pieces than Owen," said the United boss.
"That is one of the areas in which he may help us more.
"People may look upon free-kicks as minimal. I see them as an added detail to a football team.
"Ronaldo could get three or four goals like that. We are still searching for someone else. If Owen can do it, that will be a bonus for us."