2 ▁win ▁over ▁Hi bern ian ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁match ▁and ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁It ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁from ▁injury , ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁minutes , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁Since ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁team , ▁Ar ca ▁reg ained ▁back ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁place , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁mid field ▁position ▁over ▁the ▁months . ▁But ▁in ▁mid – J anu ary , ▁Ar ca ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁place ▁when ▁suffered ▁an ▁ill ness ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁missed ▁one ▁match , ▁followed ▁up ▁by ▁being ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁substitute ▁ben ch , ▁as ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁fit ness . ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up , ▁playing ▁the ▁whole ▁game , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ; ▁which ▁M idd les br ough ▁went ▁through ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁re play ▁by ▁be ating ▁them ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁ham string ▁injury ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁out ▁for ▁a ▁month . ▁It ▁wasn ’ t ▁until ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9