‘Criminal!’ — Michael Owen Blasts 2 Man Utd Stars After Leeds Draw

• Michael Owen has blasted “criminal” Marcus Rashford and Raphael Varane as Man Utd were held by Leeds.

• Man Utd played a 2-2 draw with Leeds United on Wednesday evening.

• United came from behind to grab a point at Old Trafford.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Manchester United forward, Michael Owen has slammed Marcus Rashford and Raphael Varane for their ‘criminal’ defending for a free kick in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Leeds United on Wednesday evening.

Erik ten Hag’s side battled back from two goals down to salvage a point at Old Trafford as second-half goals from Rashford and Jadon Sancho rescued a draw.

EDITOR’S PICKS

• Erik ten Hag Speaks Out On Mason Greenwood’s Man Utd Future Following Dropped Charges

• DONE DEAL: Chelsea Sign Enzo Fernandez From Benfica For Record Fee

• ‘I’m Disappointed’ — Lampard Breaks Silence On Everton Sacking With Touching Message To Fans

However, Leeds came close to scoring a third after the break as Brenden Aaronson hit the post from a free kick.

Subsequent replays showed that the ball travelled through United’s wall as both Rashford and Varane had split, leaving David De Gea furious.

“Couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe this wall,’ Owen told Premier League Productions.

“Look a this the way they split – Varane and Rashford they just split – the ball goes low, right through the middle, it didn’t go over the wall at all.

“If that goes in, and they both turn away, that’s criminal, that’s criminal. I mean, if that goes in there’s serious, serious words being had after.

“You simply cannot do that. You need to be big, brave and bold in a wall and to turn your back and split – everything you cannot do they did there.

“They’ve got away with it. They better look at that and think, ‘wow, that’s pretty embarrassing, we can’t do that again’.”

Meanwhile, Owen has backed Sancho to kick on after scoring his first goal since returning from his three-month absence.

“This will do him so much confidence, beating players, scoring a goal, having a big influence on getting back into the game,’ Owensaid.

“We’ve seen it before, mostly in Germany, but in the Premier League that’s the acid test. I think he’s good enough, I think he can make a big impression, I think he can have a great career, it’s been a stuttering start.

“I think the difference between these confidence players, these wide, attacking players, that need to feel loved, that need to feel confident, when you come into a team that’s really struggling, I don’t care if you’re on a high, if the other 10 players are struggling at the time, it’s so hard to make an impression.”

FURTHER READING 

• Aubameyang Breaks Silence After Being Axed From Chelsea’s Champions League Squad

• DONE DEAL: Man Utd Complete Marcel Sabitzer Loan Transfer

• ‘You Have Bad Behaviour’ — Aguero Hits Back At Ibrahimovic Over Comment On Messi

“Now he comes back into a Manchester United team that are confident, playing well, and I think that could be the making of him.”

Click here to watch our video of the week:

---

Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:

Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.

Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.

Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611