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Rush backs Owen to succeed at United

Fri 03 Jul, 02:37 PM


Liverpool legend Ian Rush has admitted he would have preferred to see Michael Owen return to Anfield.

The England striker is set to secure a shock switch to Liverpool's rivals Manchester United after his contract at Newcastle expired.

The move will send shockwaves through the game but Rush knows that Owen has not been courted by Liverpool because he is not needed by boss Rafael Benitez.

"Personally, I'd like to have seen him at Liverpool but they haven't lost their best strikers," Rush told Sky Sports News. "He (manager Rafael Benitez) will be happy with what he's got."

 

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    whatever happens man united could just sit him on the­ bench in a man united top and p.i.s.s. of the scum pool­ supporters or he will play and score goals so either­ way its win win

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 3 Jul 5:00PM

  2. I used to like you Rush

    From henry_michael_daly, on Fri 3 Jul 5:00PM

  3. Man Utd. must be getting desperate. even Stoke and­ Burnley have said they dont want him.

    From THOMAS, on Fri 3 Jul 4:45PM

  4. to all the man u fans i bet he will walk onto the pitch­ in his first game with MANUER and Break both legs­ basically man u are paying for his treaments and­ reahabs not his playing cause he wont play more that 5­ games for you it just goes to show you where players­ loyaltys lie in the game these days.... SUCH A SHAME

    From Slim D'z, on Fri 3 Jul 4:40PM

  5. Wait! He's speaking about Liverpool not Man U..­ what the hell is going on?

    From Angelos, on Fri 3 Jul 3:42PM

  6. As Owen approached his last season when at Liverpool,­ he said he didn't want to talk about a new contract­ until the end of it but that they had nothing to worry­ about. Liverpool sussed what he was doing (unlike­ Newcastle) and were forced to sell him for £8mil, less­ than half of his value at the time, or he would stuck­ it up them even bigger style and gone for free with an­ even bigger signing on fee.
    When Madrid decided to let­ him go they wanted £16mil and Liverpool wouldn't­ pay that for a player who had fleeced them a year­ earlier and offered Madrid their money back. We on the­ other hand had no axe to grind and payed the money­ which was the going rate at the time for a player of­ that calibre (a very different version of events that­ were posted on here a couple of days ago by a few know­ it all wonkas who I dont need to identify, we all know­ who they are).
    Anyway, his plan succeeded with us and­ to be honest, had he gone anywhere else he would have­ done the same thing again. In my opinion he won't­ get away with any of that at Man U. If agents demand­ money for this and that, Fergie will have them down the­ road and if Owen doesn't get his finger out, he­ will be out.
    I have to say that I think Fergie will get­ the best out of Owen and England could benefit from­ that but I also dont expect him to play many more than­ 20 or so games for them a season. With the injuries and­ surgery he has endured, we will never see the old Owen­ again, it's not possible.

    From john.connolly01, on Fri 3 Jul 3:35PM

  7. Holy @#$%!

    From raha9799, on Fri 3 Jul 3:34PM

  8. This move is wrong on so many levels.

    From Far S, on Fri 3 Jul 3:19PM

  9. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THIS IS GETTING POSTED ON THE­ NEWCASTLE SITE. WHY?­ BEATS ME. MOST PEOPLE UP HERE­ COULDN'T GIVE A RATS­ A $$ ABOUT MICHELLE OWEN, OR­ WHERE ON GODS EARTH THE­ LITTLE MERCENARY B@$TARD ENDS­ UP PLYING HER TRADE.. NOW WILL YOU ALL PI $$ OFF

    From SHAUN, on Fri 3 Jul 3:10PM

  10. From a "God" to a (complete) sod in so short­ a time.

    From Trevor J, on Fri 3 Jul 2:59PM

  11. Hes only gone to the mancs as no1 else will, everyones­ getting out while they can! Glad Michaels still getting­ paid now but he was past it after LFC got rid of him so­ money well wasted...

    From Dan, on Fri 3 Jul 2:50PM

  12. HOW Great..hahaha Manutd fans at last need help from­ ex-LFC players who they labelled not fit to join Manure­ to turn the league around..hahaha wat a shame?????

    From kyupok, on Fri 3 Jul 2:50PM

  13. @#8 - Least Michaels still in the prem :)

    From Dan, on Fri 3 Jul 2:48PM

  14. THIS IS GETTING POSTED ON THE NEWCASTLE SITE. WHY?­ BEATS ME. MOST PEOPLE UP HERE COULDN'T GIVE A RATS­ A $$ ABOUT MICHELLE OWEN, OR WHERE ON GODS EARTH THE­ LITTLE MERCENARY B@$TARD ENDS UP PLYING HER TRADE..

    From SHAUN, on Fri 3 Jul 2:37PM

  15. This is interesting...Liverpool fans will want to slag­ off Utd as usual, but to do so they will have to run­ down one of their ex players while also disagreeing­ with another one of their all time greats.

    From Chill, on Fri 3 Jul 2:21PM

  16. The one person who can't lose is Mr M Owen. Good­ luck to him
    GMH

    From not that kind of blue, on Fri 3 Jul 2:09PM

  17. it will youre right...especially when Torres and­ Gerrard score 2 each..and even Lucas puts one in to­ complete the United misery

    From Andrew, on Fri 3 Jul 1:49PM

  18. to United...
    Would you really want an ex red at utd I­ was gutted when Ince played for us

    From watcher, on Fri 3 Jul 1:45PM

  19. Get this garbage off the NUFC pages­ NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From cameron w, on Fri 3 Jul 1:45PM

  20. 2 Owens both with injuries. SAF should have waited for­ a little more. Maybe someone better will want to sign­ for United. Huntellaar or Luis Fabiano might join

    From r.kuanysh, on Fri 3 Jul 1:44PM
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