Source: Telegraph
Michael Owen attacks critics after scoring for Manchester United
Owen found the target in the 59th minute of the 2-0 win with a clinical finish at Oakwell following a ball from Fabio Da Silva. Danny Welbeck had earlier put United in the driving seat after five minutes when he headed home a corner from Anderson. [LNB]Owen said: "A start and a goal, you can't ask for more than that. It is how people judge me unfortunately. I started a game against Bolton and was pretty pleased and thought I played pretty well. Then I looked at the papers and was given a three or four. [LNB] Related ArticlesMartinez takes aim at Ferguson as Benítez finds a friendMan United target David Villa and SilvaFA to investigate United crowd troubleFabio Capello: Michael Owen is my 'tormentor'Wigan's Martínez slams Ferguson's 'loyalists' and FABarnsley 0 Manchester United 2"But in this game I played pretty average and scored a goal and I'll probably get seven out of 10. I think I deserved a five in this game and seven or eight from the Bolton game." [LNB] - How do you rate Michael Owen's performances for Manchester United? Give your marks out of 10 with our Player Ratings page[LNB]Manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "It was a fantastic goal, he had such quick feet, it was a marvellous finish." [LNB]It was a comfortable victory for United even though Gary Neville was red-carded in the 63rd minute for clattering into Adam Hammill. Ferguson had no quarrel with referee Chris Foy for dismissing Neville and he now faces a three-match ban. [LNB]He said: "I've just seen the sending off, and Gary did follow through with the tackle and caught the player. [LNB]"It was not high, just above the ankle, but in the present climate I would say that the referee was probably correct." [LNB]
