Owen hails derby winner

21 September 2009 07:26
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Michael Owen believes his derby winner for Manchester United against City will go down as one of the highlights of his career.[LNB] Owen emerged from the bench at Old Trafford on Sunday, but barely had a kick before Craig Bellamy levelled the scores at 3-3 late on.[LNB]However, Ryan Giggs' pin-point pass deep into injury-time picked out Owen who controlled the ball superbly before stabbing home to break City's hearts.[LNB]It was Owen's first goal at Old Trafford for United and the 29-year-old striker, who has scored some fine goals in his time, ranks the winner as one of his greatest moments in the game.[LNB]"It is probably one of the moments I will reflect on as a highlight of my career," explained Owen.[LNB]Amazing"To score a goal as dramatic as that in a derby was amazing.[LNB]"You had to see it to believe it. It must have been one of the best televised games of all time."[LNB]Despite securing their fourth successive Premier League win and climbing to second in the table Owen says Sir Alex Ferguson's players will not be getting carried away with the three-point haul.[LNB]"We don't want our heads in the clouds," he said. "We are at Manchester United. We are expected to win games.[LNB]"We have another game on Wednesday [against Wolves], so we need our feet to be firmly back on the ground."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports