“Always minimum 7/10.” Rio Ferdinand explained why the mindset of former Republic of Ireland international, John O’Shea, was so different, and how he will be a great asset to Wayne Rooney’s coaching staff. Rooney has recently accepted the job as Birmingham City manager, and has brought on the ex Ireland defender as part of the […]

2 years ago

“He was a ridiculous footballer.” Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has came up against some of the best players in history, but says that one in particular was like an “alien”. Alongside his former Red Devil’s teammate Owen Hargreaves, the pair discussed their fiercest battles in Europe with MUTV. When asked which player stood out […]

2 years ago

“He was very hail-fellow-well-met. Almost too nice.” Alex Ferguson believes that Owen Hargreaves was ‘one of the most disappointing’ transfers he made during his time as Manchester United manager. In his 26 years as Red Devils coach, the Scot made over 100 signings and most of them worked out well. Ferguson displayed excellent instincts for […]

3 years ago

“When I played my first Champions League final I was just a boy.” Four years after he finished up with Calgary Foothills FC, in Canada, Owen Hargreaves started alongside Stefan Effenburg in centre midfield for Bayern Munich, in the 2001 Champions League final. Having just turned 20, earlier that year, Hargreaves lined out at the […]

3 years ago

Rashford is the latest to call out misinformed paper talk and punditry Marcus Rashford has publicly dismissed the notion that he was “fuming” with Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team selection against Spurs on Saturday. The Manchester United and England forward quote tweeted a piece for the MailOnline‘s sports section, which quoted former United man Owen Hargreaves […]

4 years ago

Former Manchester United Champions League winners Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves have praised midfielder Paul Pogba for his two goal performance in United’s 3-0 win over Young Boys on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho’s side kicked off their Champions League campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 win over the Swiss side with Pogba netting a first-half […]

8 years ago