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HARGREAVES LAUDS PERFECT TRIO AGAINST VILLARREAL

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 →

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HARGREAVES MAKES TOP FOUR PREDICTION

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.


Owen Hargreaves watched as Belgian international Leandro Trossard scored a late goal to condemn Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-0 defeat at home to Brighton and Hove Albion, while he was also an audience as Southampton defender Jan Bednarek scored the only goal of the game just before the half-time break to give the Saints a 1-0 win over Arsenal. Continue reading →

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HARGREAVES BLAMES UNITED PLAYERS OVER DRAW

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.


Speaking further, Owen Hargreaves said the responsibility of seeing off teams like Watford lies with the players on the pitch especially with the number of good chances over the course of the game. According to him, the Manchester United players should have taken the numerous chances that came their way. Continue reading →

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HARGREAVES ISSUES RONALDO WARNING

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.

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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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HARGREAVES, FERDINAND UNITED PREDICTION FLOORED

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.

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Hargreaves and Ferdinand talked about their former team going on a run of consecutive wins shortly after the interim managerial era of German tactician Ralf Rangnick got off to a good start with the 1-0 win over London team Crystal Palace at home courtesy the goals from Brazilian midfielder Fred in the 74th minute. According to the two ex-players, Manchester United would be in a very good position by the end of their home game against Southampton.
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GREENWOOD HAS GIVEN RANGNICK SELECTION HEADACHE

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves is certain that young England international Mason Greenwood has given interim Red Devils manager Ralf Rangnick a selection headache ahead of the Premier League clash at Norwich City at the weekend.

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Owen Hargreaves was impressed with the performance of Greenwood during the Champions League clash with Swiss champions Young Boys on Wednesday night and he believes that the Englishman might have played his way into contention for the Norwich City game on Saturday as far as Premier League football is concerned. In his post-match reaction on BT Sports,Owen Hargreaves deserved Greenwood as a special player as he talked about the quality shown by the Manchester United attacker during the Young Boys clash.
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HARGREAVES PREDICTS LETHAL SON, KANE

Former Premier League midfielder Owen Hargreaves is certain that the Tottenham Hotspur duo of Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane will discover their form under new manager Antonio Conte. Owen Hargreaves made this known while he was talking about Italian tactician Conte and his new job at Spurs for Premier League Productions (PLP).

Owen Hargreaves said that creativity will improve in the Spurs midfield with the arrival of Conte. Continue reading →

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HARGREAVES DELIVERS VERDICT ON BRAZILIAN MIDFIELDER

Ex-Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has delivered his verdict on Brazilian national team player Fred after his mistake in the last league game led to the loss of two points for his team.


Fred was clearly at fault for the Everton goal in the second half as Manchester United were forced to a 1-1 draw. Owen Hargreaves was disappointed with the contribution of the Brazilian midfielder during the game. Owen Hargreaves told Premier League Productions while delivering his analysis on the league encounter that legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have condemned Fred to the bench for one month for his costly mistake against the Toffees. Continue reading →

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RONALDO, PERFECT FIT FOR UNITED – HARGREAVES

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Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect fit for Manchester United according to former teammate Owen Hargreaves. Retired England international Owen Hargreaves previously shared the Manchester United dressing room with Ronaldo and he spoke about his return to the club this summer while he was on BBC Sport.

Owen Hargreaves said that the return of Ronaldo to Manchester United would be beneficial to the young players as he has an unquestionable winning mentality even at the age of 36. The Ex-Manchester City and Bayern Munich utility player then talked about his time with Ronaldo at the Theatre of Dreams especially his first day training with the Portuguese international. According to him, Ronaldo was the first person on the training pitch, the first person in the ice bath and also the gym.

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OWEN HARGREAVES: MANCHESTER CITY CAREER EXAMINED

Owen Hargreaves was pictured having a medical at Manchester City on August 30, 2011 with club doctor Philip Batty ahead of his transfer to the Etihad Stadium. It was reported thatthe medical team persons at Manchester City were impressed with Owen Hargreaves and his state of mind and body.

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Manchester City were looking for a new midfielder to replace Frenchman Patrick Vieira who left the previous season and their search led them to Hargreaves. The Citizens also wanted a new midfielder in anticipation of Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toureleaving for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in January 2012.
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