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Eurosport - Sat, 04 Jul 14:25:00 2009

Michael Owen to Manchester United? Has the world gone crazy, or just Alex Ferguson?

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Or maybe the sceptics are the ones who have lost their marbles and Owen is indeed still capable of doing a job and worthy of a deal with the Premier League champions.

A few days ago the out-of-contract Newcastle striker was weighing up whether to join Hull City or Stoke.

Now, all of a sudden he can entertain the prospect of playing Champions League football next season. A simply amazing turnaround.

So what does Ferguson see in Owen?

You rarely see his name without the prefix 'proven goalscorer', and his career record speaks for itself.

There is no denying he has lost his pace over recent years, but has he retained his instinct for goal? Do strikers like Owen ever lose their eye for the back of the net?

What about his mentality on the pitch at the moment? Ferguson likes to see desire and commitment to the cause from his players, but Owen showed few signs of those qualities in last season's relegation battle with Newcastle.

And of course, there are the doubts over his fitness. Is signing him too much of a gamble? Or with a pay-as-you-play deal in place, will United have done enough to cover their backs?

Where would he play for United? Surely he cannot expect more than a bench role at Old Trafford?

Does his signing smack of a panic buy, having missed out on their other main transfer targets, or is this something that Ferguson has been planning?

Have your say below, or on the message boards via the link below the photo.

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  1. I been a utd fan for 43 years and never thought that we­ would buy from the pool ie everton and x liverpool­ players but rooney was a fantastic buy,owen on the­ other hand not sure but i have aways liked him even­ when he played for liverpool i hope he does well at man­ u he deserves it, I cant believe liverpool fans call­ him when he was one of the best players they ever had­ he is a footballer and i think if he will shine­ anywhere it wil be at united come on united

    From geoffanders123, on Tue 7 Jul 6:30AM

  2. We all move jobs or houses for own needs not because of­ the communitys,if Owen wants to rebuild his career who­ can blame him ,there arn't many footballers loyal­ to there roots or bankers or carpenters,Maybe Man u­ wasting there chmpions league final is a bigger­ crime,Good Luck Michael ,

    From nattheale, on Mon 6 Jul 3:43PM

  3. Where would he play for United? Surely he cannot expect­ more than a bench role at Old Trafford?michael as made­ make a wrong move madrid b4 he come back to newcaslte­ owen is great player owen will shine back in M.U.F.C UP­ MAN U

    From awoleye, on Mon 6 Jul 3:28PM

  4. OWEN YOU HORRIBLE F UCKIN NOBBEDD YOU DONTTT MOVE 2­ THE SKANCCSS

    From liverpool.jc92, on Mon 6 Jul 6:26AM

  5. fergie no`s what he`s doing...he`ll get oewn super­ match fit...and filling the net`s with­ goals..........mufc

    From jeffrey williams, on Mon 6 Jul 5:31AM

  6. Dont wish the lad well. Mercenary.
    Left LFC then they­ won a CL.
    Warmed bench at Madrid.
    Money bags contract a­ NUFC and did squat but get injured.
    Got out when­ relegated!
    Sad, wont do well.
    Wont even get back into­ national team.
    Will end up talking horses to Alec­ (likeaweedrink) Ferguson.

    From I M, on Mon 6 Jul 3:09AM

  7. I am a liverpool fan im a bit gutted michael signed for­ man u,but if any manager can get the best out of­ michael its sir alex,United fans on here calling fergie­ for signing him ur all idiots if he can get him back to­ 80% fitness owen will get 20 goals a season no worrys­ at all and hes cost you nothing and only 50k a week for­ a world class striker when hes fit

    From craig c, on Mon 6 Jul 3:06AM

  8. im a cov city fan n i also think its a good move for­ owen, hopefully he can get his fitness back and improve­ with united. i think he could be back to his best soon

    From stevenclare, on Mon 6 Jul 2:34AM

  9. glad he went to the mancs way past his best liverpool­ have had the best out of him the madrid move was a poor­ one for him

    From janegill486, on Mon 6 Jul 2:03AM

  10. he's a @#$%

    From CARL, on Mon 6 Jul 12:59AM

  11. I don't think Gerrard and Carragher will be happy­ with the team Owen's on now,I think they would have­ liked him to come back to Liverpool and Liverpool need­ a striker as well as a defender!!!!

    From liverpoolfan30, on Sun 5 Jul 11:40PM

  12. I'm a City fan. I hate ManU. But i think Owen will­ do just fine. I feel a bit sorry for him with all his­ injuries. And of course, everyone telling him how much­ of a @#$% he is. I wonder... Don't these people­ have anything else to do like, I don't know,­ remember to breathe! It's not his fault. If you get­ injured, you get injured. And if you want to come back­ to full fitness, you'll work your @#$% off. Just­ like Michael's doing for the past 3-4 years.­ Don't blame him. It's not going to help him at­ all...

    From Marios K, on Sun 5 Jul 10:18PM

  13. Owen cant go 2 mins without gettin hurt.He is a @#$%.­ MUFC goin down

    From Who Knows, on Sun 5 Jul 10:01PM

  14. cant wait for that first liverpool man utd derby with­ owen on the other side HAHA!

    From David, on Sun 5 Jul 9:38PM

  15. The guvnor knows best.

    From pianomusiclive, on Sun 5 Jul 9:13PM

  16. Owen will shine shine shine.

    From pianomusiclive, on Sun 5 Jul 9:10PM

  17. chris d. lol.go owen.M.U.F.C

    From jamie, on Sun 5 Jul 8:29PM

  18. I could not decide if the Owen signing was a good thing­ or bad. However.....
    Is he a proven goal scorer? - YES.­ (Averages abot 1 goal every 2.5 games)
    Did he cost­ anything? - No
    Is it a risk? - No (Utd have other­ strikers, they're not putting all their eggs in 1­ basket)
    Could it be a master-stroke? -­ maybe
    Conclusion...No negatives, therefore should be­ seen as a good thing. If it doesn't work out, so­ what.
    PS: LOVING ALL THE UTD HATERS ON HERE (AS USUAL)­ SHOWS WE'RE STILL THE BEST IN ALL YOUR HEARTS.

    From Oliver, on Sun 5 Jul 6:21PM

  19. WITH THE NUMBER OF ENGLISH PLAYERS THAT MANU HAVE I­ KNOW THAT WE WILL BE PLAYING IN THE PREMIERSHIP NEXT­ SEASON.BUT FOR LIVERPOOL I WONDER IF THEY WILL BE­ PLAYING IN THE SPANISH LEAGUE

    From Selwyn R, on Sun 5 Jul 2:33PM

  20. I like Michael Owen and would'nt have minded seeing­ him come to villa. Yes its a risk but would'nt we­ all like to see a fully-fit, free scoring Michael Owen­ in an england shirt at next years world cup?? I think­ he can still be a good player but the forthcoming­ season will reveal all!

    From Ask me, on Sun 5 Jul 5:27AM
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