"The plan was to give him 45 minutes," said Hughes. "He came through that and looked impressive. You forget what quality he can produce, and he looked in good nick.>>MEN.
He was blowing a bit, which is fairly obvious given how long he has been out. But he is an option for us."
It would be a huge gamble to field Petrov on Thursday night given the length of time he has been out - not to mention limited time back - but given the importance the game holds, could Petrov be worth a gamble at some stage in Hamburg?