that huge talking point handing a no.7 to M.owen....for someone...

1. from our fieriest rival...Liverpool
2. a no.7 who owiz spend time on bench and hospital flirting with hot nurse?
(well we bought owen to be 3rd choice striker, isn't it)

well just my 2cents.....

Was going through the RM thread, and I found out that they'd rather dump their own loyal captain to accommodate the superstars in the team.

Poor Raul

Not that it's my (or our) business or anything.

I still wonder, once Ferdinand, Giggs and Gazza expires retires, who's gonna take over the captain armband?

its a BIG gamble.. kinda worried la.

ugly jersey plak n owen no7 

ron not just a winger.. not worried bout united winger.. more bout the goal scorer

owen will be good backup.. but united need someone to replace ron n tevez goal.
hope rooney will be the man and player like nani,berba,ando need to improve. and hargreaves still injured 

if its berba who we know at spur yes la..hope he will improve
same goes for owen. he is not the same owen u see at pools anymore

owen for free is great signing but can we expect so much from him.. and now SAF give him our legendary no.7
looks like too much faith being put to owen..  dont agree with this. he is old and former pools.. bg valencia pun ok

and the best thing about owen is i dnt think he will sulk if he were to be left on the bench by SAF..but saying so,it might be different this season since players will have to prove themselves to their respective national coaches..world cup year coming up and i dont think many would be happy sitting on the bench..lets just hope owen isnt the latter..

Versatile players like Gabriel Obertan and Antonio Valencia are "invaluable", according to Reds boss Sir Alex. The new arrivals were unveiled at a press conference at Carrington on Monday, where the United manager was quick to sing their praises.

"They're both very quick and play in wide positions, although they can also play through the middle," he said. "Players who can play in several positions are invaluable in the modern game. "You saw the contribution John O’Shea made last season – we played him in three or four positions and he was excellent in every one. "But we like wide players at this club and [Obertan and Valencia] give us two more avenues to explore."

Sir Alex revealed United had been keeping tabs on French sensation Obertan for four years. "We’ve monitored Gabriel since he was 16 years of age and he was probably the most sought-after youngster in Europe. His form dipped a little last year, possibly due to an injury, but he’s regained that form and was fantastic against England U21s earlier this year. That reignited our interest in the boy."

Most of the questions at the press conference were directed at fellow new recruit Michael Owen, although Obertan did manage to get a few words in.

"To play even a few minutes on the pitch in every game would be great. I'll work hard while I'm here and we'll see what happens... "I think it would be pretentious of me [to talk about making France's squad for 2010 World Cup] but I'll work hard to progress and improve."

Valencia, too, had little to answer, but the Ecuador international did insist he felt no pressure to step into Cristiano Ronaldo's vacant boots. "When I had my first conversations with Manchester United it was never said that I was coming here to replace Cristiano. "Obviously Cristiano did very well here and he's a good player. But I’m here to do my job and to do the things that I do well. I’m keen to do well, I have a desire to do well, and I don’t really make any comparisons between myself and Cristiano."

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