Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has made a return to competitive action, playing 67 minutes for the club's under-21 team as he battles back from a chronic illness. The 29-year-old Scotland captain announced in November 2011 that he was taking an extended break from the game after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, a bowel condition. He has missed most of the past two seasons, and last appeared for United's senior team on December 26 2012. He made his latest comeback in a 2-2 draw against Fulham's under-21 team on Monday. "It's been a long time so it's good to get back tonight," Fletcher told the Manchester United television channel. "I've been training for a few weeks now and the next progression is to get some match-time. I enjoyed it. "The plan was to get to half-time and see how I felt. Then get to 60 minutes and take it from there and, although I felt I could have gone on a bit longer, the plan was not to play more than that so I'm better sticking to the plan and not upsetting the sports science lads." (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sportsand on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/85027.aspx
