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Owen Hargreaves admits he may quit after being dumped by Manchester City. The injury-plagued Hargreaves says he will hang up his boots if he does not find another club playing at the top level.

The former England midfield star has played with Bayern Munich, Manchester United and City his entire career and is not prepared to drop down the divisions to carry on.

"I don't want to chase something," he said. "If I get the right fit I will go for it. But I'm not forced to do anything and if I can't get back to the level I used to, I don't want to play."

Hargreaves, 31, has been released by City 12 months after moving to the Etihad from Old Trafford and he managed just four appearances for the Blues.

He insists he can still carry on and points to the fact he played around 30 training games during his last four months at City as proof that he is not crocked.

"I am a football player," he said. "That is how I am identified as an individual. I was pretty humbled in the sense that was taken away from me. Now it is about taking the next step and deciding what I want to do.

"But the really satisfying thing is that I have put myself in a position where I can actually think about it.

"Maybe I will never be in a Champions League final or semi-final again but to get to where I am now is a huge achievement."