Man Utd Thread:

[118cmal]

Owen on now

.... AND SCORES!!!

[gawa316]

Owen on now

.... AND SCORES!!!

Where's the sick smilie when you want it?

[longball]

Owen on now

.... AND SCORES!!!

O how Liverpool could have been doing with him the other nite against st gallen

[corn02]

Owen on now

.... AND SCORES!!!

O how Liverpool could have been doing with him the other nite against st gallen

Yes hat's ot, it's official, it was a masterstroke because of this important goal.

[EC Unique]

Michael Owen marked his first appearance in a Manchester United shirt with an 84th-minute winner in a 3-2 victory over a Malaysia XI.

Owen, who came on as a second-half substitute, reacted smartly to slot home a loose ball after Zoran Tosic had been upended in the penalty area.

A predatory Wayne Rooney strike opened the scoring before Nani's composed finish doubled United's advantage.

A Mohammed Amri Yahyah brace then gave the hosts hope before Owen pounced.

Owen, who also scored on his Liverpool debut as a 17-year-old, sent a miscued volley bobbling harmlessly across the face of the goal before finding the net in trademark fashion.


At Man Utd, a team where they will create chances, he will score

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The 29-year-old said: "It's just nice to play with players who are on your wavelength, spotting your runs - they are just class players.

"It's a nice feeling (to score) and it's nice to play a game in the red shirt.  

"Just to get off the mark for the season is nice, and it's probably doubly good for me as it's my first game as well."

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with Owen's contribution.

"He's different from our other players, he's always searching for space, he's always in and around the box. He reacted well for his goal," he said.

In a United side shorn of summer departures Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, Rooney was the man of the match, scoring the opener, setting up the second and going close several times.

Almost 100,000 fans packed the Bukit Jalil Stadium to watch the famous visitors.

United were due to travel to Indonesia for the second match of their Far East tour but have cancelled the trip following Friday's bomb attacks in Jakarta.

Instead, United will have a rematch against the Malaysia XI team on Monday.

The Football Federation of Australia had offered to arrange a game on Monday, but United declined the invitation. The extra travel would have meant a nine-hour flight to Sydney and then an 11-hour trip to Seoul, where United are set to play on Friday.

United will head back to Europe straight after a game in China next Sunday.

[Shortso79]

heres Owens goal ;

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-owens-first-united-goal/

[corn02]

heres Owens goal ;

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-owens-first-united-goal/

Was expecting him to kiss the badge there.

[EC Unique]

heres Owens goal ;

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-owens-first-united-goal/

Was expecting him to kiss the badge there.

I'm sure that will come

[corn02]

heres Owens goal ;

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-owens-first-united-goal/

Was expecting him to kiss the badge there.

I'm sure that will come

What yo uthink EC, could you see hself warming to him?

[Aghdavoyle]

vds made the 2 howlers did he not?

[Hound]

Read a report on RTE saying it was two goalkeeping errors. But the first one was just a great goal in my opinion. VDS was off his line alright, but would be very harsh to blame him (though I only saw it once).

Foster was in goal for the second half and made a very big blunder. A fresh air from a backpass left a lad with an empty net to knock the ball into.

[EC Unique]

heres Owens goal ;

http://therepublikofmancunia.com/video-owens-first-united-goal/

Was expecting him to kiss the badge there.

I'm sure that will come

What yo uthink EC, could you see hself warming to him?

If he knocks in goals regularly I could warm to him no bother!

[Goats Do Shave]

United's starting line-up: Foster; Neville, Brown, Evans, Fabio; Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Tosic; Owen, Macheda.

[Goats Do Shave]

2 nill macheda, owen

[longball]

WHATS THE SCORE?