Manchester United striker Michael Owen disappointed by Newcastle United fans reception
Manchester United striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Owen-c25355 has stated that he was saddened by the response he got from the fans of his former club, Newcastle United. He claimed that he partly expected the reception but insisted the fans don’t know
the true story.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nani-c27299 in the 81st minute. But the forward couldn’t help his side achieve all three points and the match ended in a 0-0
draw.
Michael Owen was booed every time he had the ball as the fans were surely not happy to see the former Magpies striker on the pitch. The Englishman expressed his disappointment on the criticism and admitted that he was utterly disappointed.
“From a personal point of view it was nice to get on. Got a poor reception off the home fans which was disappointing. Was desperate to score! Knew I would get booed as that's what a lot of fans do but if they knew the facts then
they may have a different opin[ion],” the striker was quoted as saying on a social networking website.
The 31-year old also responded to the criticism and insisted that he gave his best whenever he played for the Magpies, under then-manager Kevin Keegan. The former Real Madrid attacker revealed that he would always remember the
two goals he scored in the Tyne-Wear derby against Sunderland, in the 2007-08 season.
The England international also praised the Newcastle players for a brilliant performance against the Red Devils. He added that Alan Pardew’s side were great in the first-half and put a lot of pressure on Manchester United.
“For the record, I tried my best in every game for Newcastle. Under KK [Kevin Keegan] I played well and I'll never forget the 2 I scored against Sunderland. Disappointing result but credit to Newcastle, they played well and put
us under plenty of pressure especially in the first half an hour,” Owen concluded.
Michael Owen scored 30 goals in a total of 79 appearances for the Toon. The striker’s four seasons at St. James’ Park were marred by constant injury problems and he joined Manchester United on a Bosman transfer in the summer of
2009.
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