{"id":1101793,"date":"2019-08-15T12:18:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T11:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101793"},"modified":"2019-08-15T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T11:20:33","slug":"daniel-james-scary-bench-option-man-utd-owen-hargreaves","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/daniel-james-scary-bench-option-man-utd-owen-hargreaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel James is a &#8220;scary&#8221; bench option for Man Utd, says Owen Hargreaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Owen Hargreaves believes Daniel James&#8217; &#8220;scary&#8221; pace makes him an ideal substitute option for Manchester United this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James came off the bench to score United&#8217;s fourth goal against Chelsea on his debut at Old Trafford in a 4-0 victory for the hosts.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Daniel James&#8217; dream debut: Five key things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>James joined United from Swansea City in June, signing a five-year contract.<\/li>\n<li>He made his competitive debut from the bench against Chelsea.<\/li>\n<li>The Welshman put United 4-0 with a deflected strike.<\/li>\n<li>There was plenty of emotion in James&#8217; celebration \u2013 the winger lost his father prior to his transfer.<\/li>\n<li>Owen Hargreaves believes James&#8217; &#8220;scary&#8221; pace makes him an ideal option from the bench.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rashford&#8217;s brace and an Anthony Martial strike put United three goals ahead in what had been a relatively even match up to that point.<\/p>\n<p>James completed the rout with a deflected shot into the bottom corner, following the goal up with an emotional celebration having lost his father shortly before his transfer.<\/p>\n<p>And Hargreaves, who made 39 appearances during an injury-hit stint with United, thinks James can make the difference from the bench this term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a moment for the young man,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1165737\/Man-Utd-news-Daniel-James-Chelsea-goal-Manchester-United\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hargreaves said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSigning for Man United, everything that\u2019s happened within his family, you could see what it meant to him with his celebration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously he was very emotional, but that\u2019s a massive moment for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOff the bench his pace is scary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Wan-Bissaka or Harry Maguire? 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