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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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UNITED MUST STRENGTHEN THREE POSITIONS – HARGREAVES

Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has called on his former club to strengthen the team in three major positions ahead of the start of the new season. While he was on BT Sports recently, Owen Hargreaves said Manchester United need to sign three quality players if they want to end their run of five years without a single trophy.

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According to Owen Hargreaves, Manchester United must strengthen their central defence, central midfield and right wing. The ex-England international stated that his former club should go after Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane or Paris Saint Germain (PSG) player Marquinhos to boost their centre back department. Frenchman Varane has been linked with a move to Old Trafford with reports claiming that he plans to leave Real Madrid this summer. Varane is focused on the Euro 2020 tournament and his future at Real Madrid is expected to be decided afterwards. For Brazilian international Marquinhos, it might be difficult for Manchester United to lure him away from PSG.
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UNITED URGED TO SIGN THREE QUALITY PLAYERS

Owen Hargreaves has urged Premier League giants Manchester United to make a big statement in the transfer market by signing three quality players this summer after the Europa League final heartbreak against Villarreal in Gdansk, Poland.

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Ex-England international Owen Hargreaves was on BT Sports to tell former club Manchester United the players to sign in time for next season. Owen Hargreaves was part of the Manchester United squad that beat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final to win the competition.
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