Louis Saha insists he is overcoming his nagging injury problems and can play an important role in the rest of Manchester United's season.
The French striker has struggled with injuries off and on for a couple of
years and has started only eight games this season.
Saha missed out on United's 6-0 thrashing of Newcastle last weekend but is now
keen to return to the squad.
He told
United Review: 'I'm definitely getting there. I played two full games
in a row over Christmas and that was the first time I'd done that for a while.
'So things are improving and I'm looking to play even more. My target now is
to stay fit and keep finding the back of the net.
'I'm a striker and that's my job, and now I want to concentrate on scoring
more goals for the team.
'I'm very hard on myself and always want to do better, so I'm not very
satisfied with how the season has gone so far on a personal level.'
Saha did score twice in the 4-0 win over Sunderland on Boxing Day but wants to
do more to repay Sir Alex Ferguson's loyalty towards him.
He added: 'I know I can do better, and hopefully I showed that against
Sunderland. The manager's always shown a lot of faith in me and that gives me a
lot of confidence.'
Saha hopes to be in contention for United's trip to Reading tomorrow but Gary
Neville is unlikely to figure despite being back in training.
The England full-back needs more time in reserve games under his belt before
he returns.
Paul Scholes is also still out but Owen Hargreaves should be available again
after missing the Newcastle game with bruised ribs, and Wes Brown is back from
suspension.
