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.

Englishman Owen Hargreaves praised the aforementionedLiverpool midfielders while he was on BT Sports for theChampions League coverage of the semifinal first leg clash between the Reds and Villarreal. Fellow pundit Peter Crouch agreed with the assessment of the Liverpool midfielders as revealed by Owen Hargreaves. According to ex-Liverpool striker Crouch, Fabinho, Thiago and Henderson were unbelievable. Continue reading