UnitedNorge – En Manchester United-blogg

Mens City i går tapte 2-0 med sine 10 spisser, fikk vår gratis nysignering Michael Owen en kanonstart på sin United-karriere når han i går puttet vinnermålet i en helt ubetydlig kamp. Sir Alex var raskt ute for å “set the record straight”, og holde godeste Owen på landjorda.

“It was a friendly game,” sa Sir Alex.

“I am sure Michael will be delighted he got off the mark but I am looking ahead to the season. I know he will give us a good contribution of goals. That will be a more important time to appraise him.”

Vi fikk iallefall se det Owen kan best – en ekte goalgetter scoring, og om han finner formen og holder seg skadefri lover det godt for neste sesong.

“I don’t care whether I was first or 100th choice. I just want to do well for Manchester United.”

“I feel like I did eight years ago,” sa Owen. “There are so many players on my wavelength – world-class players. I just know this move is going to be fantastic for me.”

“When you sign for Manchester United there are that many things you think about; the players alongside you, playing at Old Trafford, the men who are going to create chances for you.”

Selv om mange fans er skuffet med sommersigneringene, tror Owen at United kan vinne både Champions League og Premier League, men at laget må jobbe sammen for å erstatte Ronaldo.

“Then you wake up the following morning [after the transfer] and realise you could win the league or the Champions League. It just goes on and on. It is a very exciting prospect.”

“Hopefully I might add something the team haven’t got at the moment,” sa en selvsikker Owen.

“There are so many players on my wavelength – world-class players. I would hope there is no-one similar to me in the way that I play. I can see Wayne Rooney or Paul Scholes as soon as they get the ball looking for one of my runs.”

En goalgetter i angrepsarsenalet vårt er nok en del av oppskriften for å erstatte Ronaldo, men Owen mener det er flere som må bidra.

“Nobody is going to replace Ronaldo, even though I wear his shirt, but if someone like Wayne (Rooney) could improve his game five per cent, that would help. I can add a little bit, there is Antonio Valencia.”

“Everyone is going to have to step up to the plate a bit more to make up for him.”

Haakon Spillere Owen