Sir Alex Ferguson generally got things right in the transfer window during his remarkable reign at Manchester United. He also had his fair share of misses - see Bebe, Kleberson, Juan Sebastian Veron and more.
But one stood out in the eyes of the legendary Scot - Owen Hargreaves. “He was one of the most disappointing signings of my career,” Ferguson wrote in his autobiography.
Hargreaves arrived from Bayern Munich for a fee of around £17million after year-long negotiations, which started after he impressed for England in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
United needed to replace their iconic leader Roy Keane and Hargreaves was their man - although Ferguson had some doubts from the beginning. “I look back less fondly on our move for Owen Hargreaves,
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