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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-f...00252-24872935/

 

Michael Owen: Manchester United are biggest club in the world

Oct 7 2009 by Dominic King, Liverpool Echo

 

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MICHAEL OWEN has guaranteed himself a hot reception when he returns to Anfield later this month after claiming Manchester United are “the biggest club in the world”.

 

The former Liverpool striker was never going to be welcomed back with open arms on October 25 after joining the Reds’ fiercest rivals on a free transfer during the summer.

 

However, this latest statement means that Owen’s stock has slipped even further now with supporters who once idolised him.

 

After spells with Real Madrid and Newcastle United, Owen surprised the football world when he ended up at Old Trafford in June.

 

Owen said: “It’s fantastic working with Sir Alex Ferguson.

 

“It’s everything you would expect from a top, top team. They are the biggest club in the world, and everything from the kit man to the canteen girls and through to the manager is first class.”

Gomez

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Seriously who cares?

 

Apart from the newspapers that is?

 

man u player says man u is a big club? This is considered news? I am sure we are just as bothered as man u fans would be if Carra said we are a big club.

 

The only difference being Carra or most Liverpool players would refer to the team he played for as 'we' as opposed to 'they'

 

Non-story

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Coyler

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“It’s everything you would expect from a top, top team. They are the biggest club in the world, and everything from the magic sponge to the treatment table and through to the team doctor is first class.”
kop205

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The little t*** didn't even say it anyway. The interview was at some racecourse, I think with c*** McCrirrick or whatever he is called and I'm sure he said something like '...one of the biggest clubs...' because I remember thinking at the time what a slippery little t*** he is.

 

Unless I'm mis-remembering.

 

As other shave said, who gives a f*** anyway?

kop205

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I actually find this constant need of theirs to proclaim themselves as the 'biggest club in the world' to be a bit odd and pathetic, a kind of footballing version of a fat bald bloke buying themselves a Porsche in their mid-life crisis.

 

What criteria are they using?

 

And why is it a meaningful title anyway when surely what matters is being the 'most successful club in the world' (and they - still - can't lay claim to that title in their own country, let alone across the world)?

 

Christ, I know we open ourselves up for going on about our history but at least their is somehting tangible to go on there. This whole 'biggest/best/shiniest blah blah blah' sums them up. If they just saw themselves as a 'great club' then I'd still call them for all the c**** in the world but deep down you couldn't you really argue because they are in that bracket with us, Real, Barca, Bayern, Milan and Juve (and possibly one or two more). It is their never-ending need to lift themselves above even that which is actually quite amusing and sad.

Behind Enemy Lines

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.. but deep down you couldn't you really argue because they are in that bracket with us, Real, Barca, Bayern, Milan and Juve (and possibly one or two more). It is their never-ending need to lift themselves above even that which is actually quite amusing and sad.

nope - your previous point was the correct one - they are c****

Rory Fitzgerald

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SHOCK HEADLINES:

 

MICHAEL OWEN COMPARES HIS BOSS'S PROFESSIONALISM TO THAT OF A TEA-LADY AND KIT MAN

 

MICHAEL OWEN THINKS THE CANTEEN STAFF ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD - Wayne Rooney pictured in the background nodding his head.

AmassiveSlot

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I hate that little c**t but as said before hes now a Manc.. and any memorys i had of him in a Liverpool shirt (if not faded by the real saga) were totally erased by the united rent boy summer of 2009!

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Any club that brands their ground as "The Theatre of Dreams" are empty, soulless cvnts. And like a Cinderella's shoe, Owen has found his perfect fit.

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reckon ethan will ever show his sorry ass again?

 

He's obviously a little bit dyslexic. Explains why he typed 'club' instead of 'cun.ts' in the thread title.

Nerik

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Backpeddling so fast he will soon tear a hamstring......

 

 

www.teamtalk.com

 

Owen clarifies 'biggest club' remark

 

Manchester United striker Michael Owen has played down his comments about being at the biggest club in the world before his return to Anfield.

 

 

Earlier this week the former Liverpool player praised the input of manager Sir Alex Ferguson, adding life at Old Trafford was "everything you would expect of a top team, probably the biggest club in the world".

 

The manner of Owen's departure from Anfield to Real Madrid in 2004 is still a contentious one for fans, who have never forgiven the former youth team star for threatening to run down the final year of his contract and leave for nothing.

 

Owen has since been back to Anfield with Newcastle after a one-year stay in Spain but the reaction to his visit with Liverpool's arch-rivals on October 25 is likely to be the most vitriolic yet - especially after his recent comments.

 

"I didn't set out to offend anyone," explained the 29-year-old.

 

"What I said was, in terms of support, revenue and stadium, Man United are probably the biggest in the world but Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool are up there with them in other areas.

 

"In saying that, I'm sure things I've said at different times over the last 20 years will be dredged up and turned into back-page stories over the next two weeks.

 

"I've been back before with Newcastle a couple of times, so I've played there for an opposing team, but I'm certainly looking forward to this game.

 

"It will be different, it'll be a bit noisier."

 

Owen has yet to be on the winning side against his former club but knows, playing for United, that could change this season.

 

"As usual between United and Liverpool, it'll be a competitive game between two of the world's top teams," he added.

 

"The teams are more equally matched perhaps than when I went back with Newcastle, so it should be a good game and an exciting day."

 

With Liverpool already having lost three Barclays Premier League matches this season, Owen is well aware the damage a United victory at Anfield could do to Rafael Benitez's side.

 

But, with United having lost at Burnley - a match Owen played in - early in the season, the England striker is wary of slipping up.

 

"It's still early in the season but you don't want to lose too many games or drop too many points at this stage," he said.

 

"All the teams seem quite tightly packed together (at the top), so it's still all to play for."

 

Owen is still hoping his form for United, providing he stays fit, will get him back into the national team.

 

His last England appearance came as a substitute in a friendly against France in March 2008 but injuries and a drop in form resulted in him being left out of Fabio Capello's squads since.

 

But, with 40 goals in his international career, Owen believes he can still do a job.

 

"I've always been optimistic. I will always score goals and I have got the record to show that," he said.

 

"I have proven that at World Cups before but the last thing I want to do is start a campaign and say all the reasons why I could be or should be involved."

 

Asked if he had spoken to Capello, Owen told Sky Sports News: "I don't need to. I know the situation.

 

"I need to play well and score goals for Manchester United. If I do that, then I could get picked.

 

"But I don't lie awake at night thinking about it. There is plenty more to life if I'm not picked in the England squad."

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"But I don't lie awake at night thinking about it. There is plenty more to life if I'm not picked in the England squad."

 

In that case, I hope Capello never picks him and allows him plenty of time to enjoy 'plenty more to life' :)

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