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| Manchester United's on-loan striker Henrik Larsson has been told by his Swedish club he can stay at Old Trafford until the end of the season. | Manchester United's on-loan striker Henrik Larsson has been told by his Swedish club he can stay at Old Trafford until the end of the season. |
| Larsson, 35, who scored on his United debut in Sunday's FA Cup win over Aston Villa, signed from Helsingborg on a three-month loan deal this month. | Larsson, 35, who scored on his United debut in Sunday's FA Cup win over Aston Villa, signed from Helsingborg on a three-month loan deal this month. |
| But Helsingborg chairman Sten-Inge Fredin would allow Larsson to stay on. | But Helsingborg chairman Sten-Inge Fredin would allow Larsson to stay on. |
| "If he wants to stay then we'll open that discussion with United. We will not stand in his way," said Fredin. | "If he wants to stay then we'll open that discussion with United. We will not stand in his way," said Fredin. |
| 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on Larsson at Old Trafford | 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on Larsson at Old Trafford |
| No contact has been made on the matter between the two clubs and former Celtic and Barcelona striker Larsson is refusing to consider his future with United - having only just made his debut. | |
| "It is a three month loan deal and I have to be back when the Swedish league starts so I don't think it is going to happen," he said. | "It is a three month loan deal and I have to be back when the Swedish league starts so I don't think it is going to happen," he said. |
| Helsingborg coach Stuart Baxter also insisted it was too early to discuss such matters but would not prove an obstacle to Larsson's deal being extended. | Helsingborg coach Stuart Baxter also insisted it was too early to discuss such matters but would not prove an obstacle to Larsson's deal being extended. |
| "While it is very early to speculate, it could happen," said Baxter. | "While it is very early to speculate, it could happen," said Baxter. |
| "We are in a world where we are not really able to force Henrik back. | "We are in a world where we are not really able to force Henrik back. |
| "Sweden being Sweden they would probably think of the person and not the footballer. | "Sweden being Sweden they would probably think of the person and not the footballer. |
| "There would be a discussion between Henrik and the club but he has given us no indication this is any more than the agreement we have." | "There would be a discussion between Henrik and the club but he has given us no indication this is any more than the agreement we have." |
| He added: "We knew this situation might happen when we did the deal. It is Manchester United, after all, not Bristol Rovers." | He added: "We knew this situation might happen when we did the deal. It is Manchester United, after all, not Bristol Rovers." |