Five injury-ravaged England stars in light of crocked Sturridge

Owen Hargreaves

Canadian-born Hargreaves at his peak was one of the world’s best defensive midfielders, especially when on the books of Bayern Munich, where he won much silverware.

However, following his move to Manchester United – after a great first season – he managed just to feature just five times in his last four campaigns with them due to knee troubles. Hargreaves attempted to revive his career with rivals Man City, but gave up after four games.

Michael Owen

A young Owen burst onto the scene as a Liverpool and England striker when a prolific scorer, but since his departure from the Merseysiders, his career went rather downhill, mainly due to his injury record.

Many would have have been lucky to win the amount of caps and trophies he did, but he had the potential to be a world beater. Now fans can be subjected to his views and commentary on BT Sport.

Jack Wilshere

The only current player on this list, Arsenal’s 23-year-old Wilshere has a fine future ahead of him, if he can somehow find a way of combating his various niggles particularly to his ankle.

It would be a shame if Wilshere doesn’t fulfil his potential, especially when England’s quality of stars are seemingly declining since their so-called Golden Generation.

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