Video Highlights: Barnsley Vs Manchester United 0-2, Owen On Target!

United youngster Danny Welbeck and former Kop hero Michael Owen scored early in the second half to put Manchester United into the quarter finals of the Carling Cup. Barnsley played well but were unable to prevent a 0-2 loss in the hands of Manchester United.

Watch the Barnsley fans score a goal for their team!

Video Highlights: Manchester United 2 vs Bolton 1, United is No.1

Manchester United had overtaken Chelsea as the Premier League leaders after their hard fought 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford. Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia were United's goalscorers.

Taylor scored a textbook header from a Kevin Davies cross.

Video Highlights: Man Utd 4 - 3 Man City, Owen Steals Derby Victory!

Michael Owen scored a 96th minute winner after receiving a Ryan Giggs through pass. It was a superbly taken goal but did the referee allow a wee bit too much added time?

Alex Ferguson was full of praises for the former Kop legend.

"Michael was only on for something like 17 minutes," said Ferguson. "He was the best man to be on there when the game is going to be in their penalty box. There is no-one better at taking chances. His positional play, first touch and finish were absolutely superb. World class."-



If you want to know how a City fan feels right now, you just have to take a look at the expression on Mark Hughes face.

“In the end we feel really frustrated and, if it is not a too strong word, robbed because the ref has played seven minutes,”

Hughes said. “Where he has got the seven mnutes from I have no idea. We’re desperately disappointed because I felt we deserved something.

The actions of referee Martin Atkinson lends credence to the saying that there is a conspiracy favouring the top four teams.

”Hughes said “Historically it has happened before. I was in teams here where we always had a little bit of benefit. I never felt it was an issue when we played here.

Video: Malaysian XI 0 Manchester United 2 Owen 'Wira' (Hero) !

The bomb blasts in Jarkarta had forced Manchester United to cancel their friendly match with Indonesia. They decided to face up to the Malaysian team again to make up for their cancelled game.
Man Utd had previously beaten Malaysia XI 3-2.


Michael Owen scored his second goal in two matches to help give Manchester United a 2-0 win over the Malaysian XI on its Far East tour.

Federico Macheda scored the first goal from close range after receiving a pass from winger, Darren Fletcher. Just two minutes later, Owen capitalized on a hesitant Malaysian defense to slot in an easy goal from equally close range.


Manchester United: Foster (Kuszack 45), Neville (O'Shea 57),Fabio (Evra 57), Fletcher (Scholes 70), Brown, Evans (Ferdinand 57), Carrick (Gibson 70), Macheda (Rooney 57), Giggs (Anderson 70), Tosic (Nani 57), Owen (Berbatov 57)

Video: Malaysian XI 2 - Manchester United 3 Owen Bagus (Superb)!

It was Michael Owen's Manchester United debut game wearing the famous No. 7 red shirt.

The former England striker scored the winner on the 85th minute as the English champions opened their pre-season tour with a 3-2 win over a strong Malaysia XI on Saturday.

The 100000 fans who packed Bukit Jalil Stadium erupted into a deafening array of frenzied hollering when Owen coolly rounded the keeper to score.
Watch the other Malaysia XI Vs Manchester United match on Soccer Updated.

Result: Malaysian XI 2 - Manchester United 3
Goal Scorer: Manchester United: Rooney 8, Nani 28, Owen 85
Malaysian XI: Yahyah 45, 52

Robbie Fowler Had A Jibe At Owen's Man Utd Move

Do the lads from Merseyside think that Michael Owen is a 'traitor' for joining Liverpool's rival? Ex-Liverpool striker, Robbie Fowler, surely thinks so.

Fowler, the Anfield legend, had played alongside Owen for a number of seasons at Liverpool. He had fully empathized with Owen having been dogged by numerous injury issues throughout his career. But while happy to wish Owen all the best on a personal level, he did not feel that Man U is the most appropriate club to join.

'Obviously I want Michael to do well but I don't want Man United to do well,' said Fowler.

'It's a sticky situation and I don't want to get drawn into things with Michael and Man United. Everyone knows I'm a Liverpool fan.

'But if Michael scores a lot of goals then I hope Fernando Torres scores a lot more.'


'I don't want to go down that route as I leave myself open to criticism but Michael has done what he's done and it's not for me to judge what he should do or shouldn't do. He's a big lad.

-goal.com

It may well have all gone wrong for Fowler & Owen but history will recall them as the finest players ever to wear a Liverpool jersey.

Video: Michael Owen's First Training Session

All back to work!

This is Michael Owen's first training session with the Man Utd team after joining them on a free transfer.It also featured thuggish looking Wayne Rooney who was wearing a red woolen hat.

Owen looked sharp and competitive in the game and was probably hoping to catch the eye of both club manager Ferguson and international boss Capello.

Is this going to be the last time we see him without clutches?

Read Michael Owen's 32 Pages Brochure Here!

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Excerpts:
"It is true that he is no longer the Olympic sprinter that tore through the Argentinean defence in 1998, but he still possess a powerful burst over the first ten yards, and a brain which puts him ahead of virtually any opposing defender."

"However,because Newcastle had lacked a creative midfielder capable of playing the ball into the channels and because Michael Owen has been asked to play a deeper linking role, the electric bursts are seen less frequently, but still remain."

Michael Owen's current situation reminds me of Robbie Fowler, another former Anfield legend. Fowler was known as God and Owen as St. Michael. Both are home-grown talent and products of Liverpool's youth academy. Owen is no.2 and Fowler is no.3 richest footballer in the world, behind David Beckham.

The Michael Owen Brochure can be read here.