Owen hopes for title reward

United midfielder looking for one more win to clinch League

Last updated: 4th May 2008

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Hargreaves: Nice to be rewarded

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Owen Hargreaves believes it would be a just reward if Manchester United win the Premier League title.

United beat West Ham 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday to establish a three-point lead over title rivals Chelsea.

The Blues face Newcastle on Monday, but the reigning champions know victory at Wigan next weekend will guarantee back-to-back titles.

And England international Hargreaves believes United would deserve to be crowned champions due to the attacking nature of their football this season.

Very rare

"It would be nice if teams like United who play attacking football and score lots of goals got their reward," said Hargreaves.

"It is very rare at this level to see a team at the top of the table with such a massive goal difference.

"We are in control of our own destiny, which is what you want, and we need only one win to retain our title.

"Now we will see how Chelsea get on. It should be an interesting game as Newcastle are doing well of late."

Hargreaves also felt it was important for United to mark their final game of the season at Old Trafford with a convincing win over the Hammers.

Good energy

He added: "We got three goals very quickly and then West Ham got a goal back.

"Perhaps we could have defended better and when Nani got sent off it made things a bit more difficult. But West Ham surprised us by the way they defended and we kept the ball better than them.

"I thought we were always likely to score again as we maintained our focus and that's what happened.

"It was important to finish our home game with a win as there was good energy among the supporters."