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Michael Owen scored his first Premiership goal for Manchester United against Wigan on Saturday in a 5-0 second half demolition of the Latics. A well-placed pass by Nani carved up the Wigan defence and left Michael Owen to gleefully dink the ball over the out-stretching Kirkland to give United a 4-0 lead, which was finished late on by Nani's free-kick. It's a sweet reward for Michael Owen who has been battling to regain his form and fitness that made him one of the hottest strikers in English and European football. Owen showed glimpses of his previous embodiment during the Wigan match and will now hope to push on and get more goals for Manchester United.

Owen, 29, was born in Chester and became a boyhood hero for many teenagers in the Mersey surroundings. A dominant striker for Liverpool he broke records and was compared to the former Liverpool striker, Ian Rush. Owen's 8 happy years in Li
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Not even the most optimistic Burnley fan could predict a victory against Man United, everyone was certain of a Man United victory and betters were hopefully of getting some quick dosh in exchange from this match. Burnley had other plans and set out to play a delightful game which shocked the visitors. Man United were far from their best , off form and not looking like scoring they had every attempt broken by down but the man Burnley really should thank is Brian Jensen. "The Beast" as he is more popularly known by Burnley fans denied Manchester United at every chance and even took a hit to the face to prevent Berbatov late on.



Robbie Blakes power drive sent Burnley ahead much to the delight of the Turf Moor faithful and it is Turf Moor that will likely be a heralding ground of hope for Burnley and they should look to utilize their home advantage to stay up. No team should enjoy going there
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Mention the word "derby" to any football fan and they'll most probably think of the games that fans long to see. The games that involve to attacking teams going hammer and tong to take the bragging rights until the next meeting. Derbies are the number one games in the season for most fans and are always ear-marked for months before it even happens, simply because they are such great games.

The Manchester City derby is no doubt one of the biggest in the country. Contested between Manchester United and Manchester City football club's, it has seen 149 games between the two teams. The rivalry is built more on geographical positioning than any other reason. The next game which will mark the 150th game between the two teams is scheduled to take place on the 30th of November at the City of Manchester stadium. Perhaps the most defining moment of the Manchester derbie
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