Saturday, November 5, 2011

Formers Liverpool Idol suffered another injury blow


"He suffered a thigh muscle problem and this is very strange. I feel sorry for him."

De Kop - Former Liverpool idol, Michael Owen suffered a thigh injury while strengthening Otelul Galati win over Manchester United 2-0 in Champions League. 31 years old striker who has rarely played as a starter is actually played on the front line with Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United.

Unfortunately, only 10 minutes on the pitch, Owen suffered an injury. Luckily, Manchester United was already 1-0 up by Antonio Valencia's strike at the 8th minute.

"This is a blow to Owen," said Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has he told ESPN. "He suffered a thigh muscle problem and this is very strange. I feel sorry him . It's hard to say how long he will be absent."

Owen also expressed his upset on Twitter: "Unfortunately I have another injury. In fact, I was in the spirit and work hard to add a goal for Manchester United after Valencia's goal. I don't know when I can play later on."

"I hope this is not serious and I am back in action soon. I do not want to get too upset. Thankfully, we can win to go top of the group," continued Owen.

Owen position immediately replaced by Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez. Meanwhile, other United striker, Wayne Rooney played in midfield. Rooney scored United's second goal on 87 minutes.

This victory led the Red Devils top of Group C above Basel that held Benfica 1-1. MU will host Benfica in the next match at Old Trafford, at the end of this month.