Published 7/4/2009
by Red Army Manchester
at Bleacher Report - EPL
When I first heard about this I let my heart rule my head and I was dead against it, but in the cold light of day it looks so different
Lets look at the facts about Michael Owen and try and give an unbiased view
He's a scourer. He's injury prone. He's 29 years old. He's a free agent.
1) Okay, there's no denying he's a scouser but, has it is being wildly reported in the press, he actually supports Everton and hey the last scouser we got at United hasn't done so bad and now he's our adopted son and more Manc than most would have dreamed of.
2) Okay, this next one's a toughie because lets face facts, he has had a few injuries along the way, but has he had more injuries than Saha, yet we still took him into our hearts and also lets look at Owen Hargreaves; plagued with injury since he came to us and yet we still stand by him.
3) 29 years old, does that make him over the hill?
You just have to look at Becks and Sheringham to remove that as an issue, then add to that Ryan Giggs and Paul ...
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