<ul dir="ltr"> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="2"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Esteghlal defender player denies quotes that were attributed to him. <br> Hanif Omranzadeh says:" I am wondered how some people publish some words that are not reality. I deny an interview that was attributed to me. Esteghlal is one of the best teams in Asia and It is a honor for me to play here." <br> He also talks about playoff match against Malavan in Hazfi Cup:" It is not an easy game but we are motivated to beat them. We defeated Malavan in both home and away matches of the league and we have aimed to beat Malavan for third time in recent year." <br> "According to the results at the beginning of the season, nobody can believe that we stand second in table with only one point difference to the Champion of the league. Now we are waiting for the Hazfi Cup (Playoff Cup) match against Malavan and we want our supporters don’t leave us alone." Omranzadeh added <br> </font></font></div> </li></ul>