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Kagawa waives away injury concerns

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The Japanese midfielder reiterated that he had a slight pain his lower back, but the problem was not as serious as the media claimed.
Shinji Kagawa’s superb start to life in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 meant that Manchester United fans feared the worst when the player was sidelined for his country’s World Cup qualifier.
The play-maker, noted for his intrinsic ability on the ball, shone during his time at Old Trafford, impressing Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson and the rest of the coaching staff with his scintillating displays.
After three games with the Red Devils, Kagawa has gathered a lot of plaudits for his performances and looked set to continue his form with the International break coming in between.
However, things have turned sour since his linking  up with the Japanese National Team, as he picked up a back strain during training and could now possibly be sidelined when United take on Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford this weekend.
Ferguson has been relying on Kagawa’s talents to lead the line alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 and Javier Hernandez if the former Borussia Dortmund
man fails to recover.
Though the media has been rife with speculation about whether the player will play this weekend or not, the 23-year-old has finally put the claims to bed, saying that the injury is not as serious as initially though.
“I felt a twinge in the back during practice when I was on the ball. I had some treatment but didn’t want to risk causing the team trouble by playing. Obviously it’s a shame I wasn’t able to play… It’s not that serious and I don’t think it will keep me out
for long,” he said.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iraq-c2924 game as he was not fully fit.
“We waited until this afternoon to see how he (Kagawa) would recover and he was better than yesterday but he wasn’t 100 percent and I just could not use a player that was not completely fit,” said the tactician.

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