Manchester Uniteds Carling Cup winner Michael Owen happy with bit-part role

By Mark Ogden Published: 6:30AM GMT 02 March 2010

Prize guy: Michael Owen rises the Carling Cup Photo: AFP

The 30-year-old, who will bear a indicate on Tuesday to consider the border of the injure leg tendon repairs that curtailed his impasse in Sundays Carling Cup final, has proposed usually eleven games for United given his free-transfer attainment from Newcastle last July.

His limited appearances have but resulted in him scoring 9 goals in all competitions, together with the equaliser in the 2-1 Wembley win opposite Aston Villa.

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For a man in the habit of to personification a heading purpose in majority his career for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and England, relegation to a marginal figure had led to suggestions that he could move at the finish of this season.

But with Sir Alex Ferguson vowing to keep Owens services, the player himself insists his move to United has been a success and that he has no qualms about vital in Wayne Rooneys slipstream.

Owen said: "Id patently similar to to fool around a lot more, but you try removing in to the group with Wayne Rooney personification similar to he is! You know, weve had 43 games this year and Ive been in the patrol for 42 of them. Ive usually longed for one game.

"Ive played for teams that havent been you do well in the joining and Id most cite to be personification a obtuse role, but precision each day with genuine top-quality players as I am at United.

"I wish to urge my diversion and, when I do play, be concerned in games similar to the Carling Cup final.

"Ive played my part, but if Wayne hadnt been scoring dual or 3 goals in games, the physical education instructor competence have rotated more. If there had been one or dual injuries, he competence have rotated more.

"But theres no approach that Im unfortunate about how things have left or my preference to come here. Im positively gay with the approach things have left and Im gratified that the physical education instructor thinks Ive finished well."

Serious injuries, such as a shop-worn feet and shop-worn knee ligaments, had led to accusations that Owen had turn injury-prone during his 4 years at Newcastle.

But alternative than a slight groin repairs postulated opposite Wolfsburg in September, Owen had been comfortable by repairs until succumbing to his injure leg tendon repairs at Wembley.

He said: "Everyone was articulate about my injuries prior to I came to United, but no one had been referring to that for a good whilst until I had to go off at Wembley. I was usually about to pitch my feet at the ball, but I felt my injure leg tendon grappling iron up. Its utterly sore, so theres unequivocally going to be a bit of repairs in there.

"There are a lot worse off than me, though. Ive had a illusory initial year in United colours and scored a little critical goals.

"Ive been unequivocally happy. Its not all severe threat and dejection similar to a little people competence be saying.

"People competence try to put a disastrous turn on things, but Im prolonged in the tooth and Ive seen it all before. You cant stop it.

"Ive usually had an additional kid innate the alternative day, so Ive got 4 kids, Im vital at home and personification for one of the most appropriate teams in the world, so the not all bad, is it?"

Owen was finale a seven-year wait for for precious metal by assisting United to the Carling Cup, a foe he won twice with Liverpool.

"This is my third League Cup winners medal, but it would be poetic if I could finish the set with Premier League and Champions League medals.

"It was a good week end for us with Chelsea losing to Manchester City and us winning the Carling Cup. Were in a good on all sides in dual competitions, so there is still all to fool around for."

With dual years carrying upheld given he won his 89th and last England cap, Owen insists general football is not on his radar.

He said: "I dont think about England."