MX23RW : Saturday, December 14 11:29:00| >> :120:5126:5126:

Owen Hargreaves: Injuries were United’s fault

Hargreaves: Injuries were United’s fault
© PA Photos
Owen Hargreaves has blamed his old club Manchester United for mishandling his injuries.

New Manchester City signing Owen Hargreaves has blamed his old club Manchester United for the injuries that kept him out of first-team football for much of his three years there.

The midfielder, who scored in his City debut against Birmingham, has pointed the finger at a series of knee injections received during his time at United for the lengthy injury lay-off, according to The Mirror.

"After my first season, I had a bit of a tendon problem but didn’t realise the magnitude of it. I played and it got a little bit worse," Hargreaves said.

"We treated it and it got significantly worse after that, through the injections I had. Basically, I was left to pick up the pieces, which was incredibly frustrating. That was surgery and that was 18 months gone.

"They said it would help and that I wouldn’t have any side effects from the injections. That obviously wasn’t the case and if I’d known I could have had a reaction like that, I wouldn’t have done it."

Hargreaves moved to Manchester City last month after fielding interest from a number of clubs including Spurs, Aston Villa, West Brom and QPR.

ID:4122: cacheID:4122:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2102:
Written by
Tom Williams
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Owen Hargreaves
Read Next:
Hargreaves: 'Utd treated me like a guinea pig'
>
Read more about Owen Hargreaves Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool14112129111835
2Chelsea1594235181731
3Arsenal1585229151429
4Manchester CityMan City158342721627
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest157441918125
6Aston Villa157442323025
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton156632522324
8Bournemouth157352320324
9Brentford157263128323
10Fulham156542220223
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1562731191220
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle155551921-220
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd155461918119
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham155372028-818
15Everton143561421-714
16Leicester CityLeicester153572130-914
17Crystal Palace152761420-613
18Ipswich TownIpswich151681427-139
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1523102338-159
20Southampton1512121131-205


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!