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Published 15:52 24 Feb 2022 GMT
Updated 16:23 24 Feb 2022 GMT
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"He’s made a difference when he’s come on," Owen said about Elanga on BT Sport.
"If I saw him playing for any other team I’d say, 'yeah, this kid’s got something and he’s going to be a good player.'
"But when I see them coming through Manchester United they have to be special, special. They have to be world-class."
"He’s a very, very good player, but if I’m being brutally honest, if you’re asking me what I think of him, I think he’ll have a fantastic career, but he’ll do very, very well to be a Ryan Giggs or a Wayne Rooney."
"If you’ve not got that absolute freakish talent, you’re not really going to be the right… We’ve just spoken about Marcus Rashford – he’s a phenomenal player – he’s got to find another level.
"Because at the minute they’re not playing like they’re going to win the Champions League or the league."
Ferdinand was also on BT Sport, but didn't agree with his former Man United colleague, insisting Elanga has brought a 'fearlessness' that is lacking in the team at the moment.
The former defender believes that interim managaer Ralf Rangnick needs hard-working players over raw talent, and Elanga has been displaying both of these qualities."What he [Elanga] brings is an energy, a desire, fearlessness," Ferdinand said.
"There’s not enough in this Man United team at times."
"I think to expect to have a young player come through like a Rooney or a Ryan Giggs is blue-sky thinking, that’s like generational-type stuff.
"I think Man United aren’t in that place now. They need sound characters, sound people, honest, hard-working players who you can build around."
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