Owen Happy With His Contribution In United Shirt

Sunday, 22 November 09, 02:00 AM · Comments (0)

Michael Owen may spend a lot of time between now and January warming Manchester United bench, but he is happier in that role than he was struggling for form during his relegation season at Newcastle last term.

"I've played in a team that was struggling and I much prefer like at a winning club, even if it means I don't play every minute of every game."

"I'm here at a club that's full of quality, training with top players every day and working under a top manager. I've had my fair share of starts and minutes on the pitch this season so I'm not about to complain."

"I'm happy with my contribution in a United shirt. In my own mind I never doubted I'd score goals if I stayed fit and was given time on the pitch."

"How can you fail to score goals in a team like this? You're playing with such good players that it's impossible not to get chances. In Madrid it was a similar story. I didn't start every game but I ended up with the best goals-to-minute ratio in the league."

"You can twist stats any way you want but a goal every one and half games sounds good. All I am now concerned about is scoring as many goals as I can.''

Owen is also unconcerned about the fact United are trailing Chelsea in the hunt for the title.

"As an outsider for many years, the image I have of United is of a team that only hits the top gear at Christmas. We're looking to do that again."

"I remember a lot of unbeaten runs in the latter part of seasons and looking at our fixtures, we are aiming to embark on one of those now. We've got a good chance as we don't play any of the big teams again until the end of January. So there is definitely no need to panic.''

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