Owen: England not my focus

02 November 2009 17:17
Michael Owen will go to bed tonight dreaming of scoring goals for Manchester United rather than reclaiming his England place.[LNB]Virtually from the moment he completed one of the summer's biggest transfer shocks by moving to Old Trafford following the end of an ill-fated four years at Newcastle, speculation has bubbled away about Owen's England exile.[LNB]Fabio Capello has described the debate as his "torment", which could either relate to internal indecision or irritation at the subject's refusal to be silenced. [LNB]"England is something I don't really think about," he said. "It is probably something people talk about a lot more than I think about really.[LNB]"The last squad I was in was over a year ago now. I have played for England 89 times and I would love to play for England again.[LNB]"But I am concentrating on playing for Manchester United. I genuinely go to bed thinking that I have got to play well the next day and win games for Manchester United, not that if I score or play well I might get picked for England."

Source: Eurosport