Owen Hargreaves’ move to Manchester United in 2007 was a protracted affair, with the Red Devils putting in months of work negotiating with Bayern Munich before the £17million deal was completed.
Hargreaves joined a Manchester United side that had just won their first Premier League title since the 2002/03 season and looked to be in the ascendancy again, meaning the Champions League was a realistic target for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men in the midfielder’s first campaign with his new side.
