Michael Owen

Darren Fletcher scored twice.

Michael Owen, remember, with the ninety-sixth minute winner.

Uh, Gareth Barry, Craig Bellamy, and Bellamy actually got two for Manchester City.

And then February 2011, Manchester United two, Manchester City one.

He might not have as much time left to win the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or as we think.

And when you think about how quickly former teenage sensations, I'm thinking Michael Owen, Fernando Torres, Raheem Sterling, even Wayne Rooney dropped off when they hit 30.

I know that nowadays, you know, a lot of care is taken with players, especially with the sports science, but it's still something to consider.

And Mbappé left a PSG team two years ago who were considered a, a bit of a joke because they couldn't win the Champions League.

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Not everybody's Way- Wayne Rooney, who can at 17 be an absolute star.

Michael Owen likewise, and there's others.

You know, so I do think, Matt, for most players, it's a good opportunity.

But one thing you don't want them to do is go out on loan, play really poorly and struggle, and then affect them quite deeply.

live on Off the Ball Sunday Shane indeed live from Old Trafford Phil Egan and Brian Kerr two lads gone over hopefully a classic

I immediately think of Michael Owens winner for some reason there's obviously been unbelievable moments that's your

Manchester Derby moment I think so

yeah for United fans I think that's one that stands out there's obviously been like was it the Paul Pogba Chris Smalling game where they came back and

So I just felt, we still have the Ronaldo money.

Yeah, because we sold Ronaldo, we're still waiting for a replacement, right? All you diners were Michael Owen and Obaton.

And then Fergie said, no, we're blown out of the water financially.

We can't compete for some of these players.

It's worth it for the view out of the house on whatever lake they were living in in Italy.

So I'm quite au fait with his performances in Serie A, at least, because I've seen all the highs and lows from that season over there.

Yeah.

It doesn't feel like he's lost his speed, which I would think, maybe I'm just a bit Michael Owen bias here, but I would feel that's one of the first things to go.

But he's probably looked better than him.

And he's looked better than Stan Mills, who they sold to Preston.

Obviously, that's in a bite-sized chunk of a game and a half, but... you know, for an 18-year-old coming into the team, the circumstances that he's found himself in, Aaron Ramsey's putting these young players in and showing faith in them.

Probably maybe looking at what Cardiff, his old club, did last year to get themselves out of League One and trying to model it on that.

Robbie Fowler would have been in there, wouldn't he? He'd been a chase.

I think 95 was maybe a year early for Michael Owen.

Can't stand the bloke now, but at the time he would have been a chase.

Or just generally for the 90s.

I've started it and I have to finish it.

The latest thing was a documentary on Amazon about this footballer called Michael Owen, who you might not be aware of.

He was a really good footballer up until mid-2000s maybe.

But he had this perception of being a really boring man.