Oh Owen Hargreaves…!
Manchester United have been handed a triple injury boost ahead of their Europa League match with Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday night, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Donny van de Beek returning to training at Carrington. United have been without all three for several weeks and the return of Maguire is particularly welcome news after Raphael Varane limped off against Chelsea on Saturday.
Owen Hargreaves told BT Sport’s Champions League Tonight that he thinks Liverpool target Jude Bellingham can turn Manchester United into a title-challenger – picking United, when asked where would he go if in Bellingham’s shoes. Bellingham, 19, nabbed his second goal of the season on Tuesday night as Dortmund eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Danish side Copenhagen. The 15-time England star is just three appearances away from 100 games for Dortmund.
According to a report by Spanish outlet Defensa Central, Benjamin Sesko is likelier to join Manchester United in the summer transfer window. The Slovenian striker, valued at €50 million by Red Bull Salzburg, is also a target for Real Madrid and Chelsea. Benjamin Sesko has become one of the hottest properties in the market following his breakthrough season with Red Bull Salzburg in 2021/22. The 19-year-old has gradually grown in stature at the Austrian club and will likely be their first-choice striker through the 2022/23 campaign.
According to reputed Spanish journalist Manu Sainz, Frenkie de Jong’s agent has been in London to meet Manchester United’s executives. The Dutch midfielder wants to join the Red Devils instead of Chelsea if he leaves Barcelona in the summer transfer window as he wishes to reunite with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. Frenkie de Jong has been involved in one of the most captivating transfer sagas of the summer. While the 25-year-old is keen on remaining at Camp Nou, Barcelona would like to cash in on him amid their ongoing financial distress, even though they are striving to activate two economic levers to ease their problems.
Ex-Manchester United and Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has praised the jobthe Spurs duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg does at the base of the midfield. Owen Hargreaves talked about Hojbjerg and Bentancurwhile he was on Premier League TV last month
Owen Hargreaves was impressed with the performance of the three Liverpool players during the first leg of their Champions League semifinal tie with Villarreal. The former Manchester United and Manchester City midfielder gave the Liverpool midfield trio of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara a perfect score for their performance during the 2-0 win over Villarreal. Club skipper Henderson was involved in the first goal after his cross was diverted into his own net by Ecuadorian left-back PervisEstupinanon 53 minutes before Senegalese star Sadio Mane added a second goal two minutes later.
Ex-Bayern Munich and Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has made his prediction on the teams that would finish in the first four spots at the end of the current Premier League. Owen Hargreaves made his prediction on the top four teams while he was on Premier League TV penultimate weekend after Spurs and Arsenal were beaten.
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has absolved interim manager Ralf Rangnick of any blame after the Red Devils failed to beat relegation-threatened Watford at home in their latest Premier League encounter. Owen Hargreaves talked about the league clash between Manchester United and Watford while he was on Premier League TV as he blamed the players for being wasteful in front of goal.
Former Manchester United midfielder has issued a warning to young players about listening to advice from Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese player recently told Skysports that players at United had to wake up and be more ambititous instead of fighting for just top four. Ronaldo also added that the younger players at the team do not listen to his advice, with some fans on Twitter pointing fingers at ace Mason Greenwood.
Hargreaves who works as a pundit with BBC feels that he understands why Ronaldo feels frustrated, as he’s 37 with barely enough time to win trophies for his beloved team. According to Hargreaves “He wants to help this group of players get over the line, they’ve stumbled into semi-finals and the Europa League final last year… really with Ronaldo and [Raphael] Varane and the leaders they have in that side, they should be in a better position than they are”.
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Owen Hargreaves and Rio Ferdinand predicted a few weeks ago that Manchester United have the capacity to win their next ten league games due to a run of favourable fixtures. The Red Devils barely played two games before the prediction from Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves was floored. Ex-Manchester United players Owen Hargreaves and Rio Ferdinand unanimously agreed on BT Sports that the Red Devils should go on a run of ten straight wins.
