MANCHESTER UNITED striker Michael Owen aims to win the Champions League with the Red Devils. That’s one of the reasons why the former Liverpool and Real Madrid man opted to sign for English champions last summer.

 

UNDER-FIRE Michael Owen scored his fi rst goal for his new club Manchester United in spectacular fashion at Old Trafford on Sunday, providing a lastgasp winner in a pulsating 4-3 victory over Manchester City.

 

 

MANCHESTER CITY boss Mark Hughes has claimed that Manchester United defender Gary Neville acted like “a lunatic” as he celebrated Michael Owen’s injury time winner for the Red Devils in Sunday’s derby thriller at Old Trafford.

 

MANCHESTER UNITED veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs believes newly-signed striker Michael Owen will become a great goalscorer for the Red Devils.

Owen scored two more goals in their 8-2 bashing of Hangyou Greentown in a friendly yesterday. Thus the former Liverpool hitman made it four goals in four games for his new club as they completed their Asian tour on a high.

WITH two goals from two games for Manchester United, Michael Owen is increasingly looking like a real bargain and yet another major coup by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Yesterday Owen showed just why he should still be a force to be reckoned with. Blessed with predatory-like instincts, Owen rarely needs a second invitation to bang in the goals from even half chances.

He scored the second United goal, in the 13th minute, after Federico Macheda opened the scoring two minutes earlier.In the first match, Owen grabbed a late winner to save United the blushes in a 3-2 victory.

ROBBIE FOWLER is backing his former Liverpool teammate Michael Owen to be a success at Manchester United but does not want him scoring too many goals for the Red Devils as that might jeopardise his prediction that the title will end up at Anfield next May.

Liverpool icon Fowler played alongside Owen for a number of seasons at Anfield and is now plying his trade in Australia with North Queensland Fury.

MANCHESTER UNITED confirmed yesterday on their website that new signing Michael Owen will assume the squad number of recently-departed Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and don the No 7 shirt for the new season. Ronaldo is not the only United icon to have had that particular numeral gracing his back.

And Owen falls into line behind the likes of legends George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham as famous previous number 7’s.

CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti says former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Newcastle striker Michael Owen would not stand a chance of breaking into his team.

Champions Manchester United made a surprise move for the England cast-off last week — saving the former Newcastle and Liverpool striker from a move to the likes of Hull or Stoke.

‘INJURY-PRONE’ Michael Owen will play at the top level for years. That’s the opinion of the medical expert who knows the new Manchester United striker’s tortured body best and will be music to manager Alex Ferguson’s ears.