{"id":2259,"date":"2026-03-24T07:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:40:02","slug":"michael-owen-says-74m-star-is-not-the-answer-for-manchester-united-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2259","title":{"rendered":"Michael Owen says \u00a374m star is &#8216;not the answer&#8217; for Manchester United | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27639263\" alt=\"Liverpool FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD1\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Michael Owen has urged Manchester United to \u2018upgrade\u2019 Benjamin Sesko \u2018in the next year or two\u2019 as he is \u2018not the answer\u2019 for the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>United spent \u00a374m to sign Slovenia international Sesko from RB Leipzig last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko was brought in to replace Rasmus Hojlund, who was then offloaded to Napoli, and solve Manchester United\u2019s striker problems.<\/p>\n<p>But Sesko endured a worrying start to his Old Trafford career, scoring just two goals in the first-half of the season and struggling under former manager Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has looked a different player since Amorim\u2019s departure, however, scoring eight goals in his last 11 appearances under caretaker boss Michael Carrick to help United climb to third in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Owen insists Sesko is \u2018doing better\u2019 but still doubts he is Manchester United\u2019s long-term No. 9 or a player who can lead the club back to major titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018To me, he\u2019s not the answer long-term,\u2019 Owen told <strong>casino.org<\/strong>. \u2018He\u2019s not the Manchester United centre-forward forever and ever.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266205861_189a3c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27639472\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-MAN UTD-ASTON VILLA\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Manchester United summer signing Benjamin Sesko (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s an expensive player who can get better and be a nice part of their squad, but equally, if United are playing in their biggest game of the season tomorrow, I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think he starts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If Manchester United are wanting to get back to where they feel they belong and challenge for the title, I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0the centre-forward that you go into the season with all your hopes pinned on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Yes,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0doing better.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0great to see because\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not nice to\u00a0see anybody struggling.\u00a0That being said, I\u00a0think\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0an upgrade in there somewhere along the line in the next year or two or whenever somebody comes available.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0great now that he can be an influence on the team and the squad and score important goals. But\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not saying, \u201coh yeah, everything\u2019s great now and he\u2019s now going to shoot them to the league title\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s improved them, he\u2019s confident again and he\u2019s an asset to the team all of a sudden, but there\u2019s still a long way to go.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Owen also delivered his verdict on Michael Carrick getting the Manchester United job on a permanent basis, insisting he is \u2018astounded\u2019 some oppose that outcome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266707800.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27495125\" alt=\"Manchester United v Aston Villa - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Manchester United caretaker boss Michael Carrick (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>United are yet to decide Amorim\u2019s long-term replacement but Carrick has emerged as the frontrunner since taking over in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Imagine if you got rid of Michael Carrick, just imagine it, and you brought in whoever \u2013 I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care who it is, even a born winner, somebody\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0already had, that type of manager,\u2019 Owen added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Imagine if things started spiralling, started going poorly again; the ownership would get absolutely lynched.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1774336372402-27639233\" data-option1=\"Absolutely!\" data-option2=\"Nope...\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Should Man Utd keep Michael Carrick as manager?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Sign up to In The Mixer, your guide to the week in football. Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk \u2013 sign up, it\u2019s an open goal.<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0astounded by certain people saying no, they\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0appoint him. Astounded.\u00a0Why on earth\u00a0is this even a question? I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0get it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m\u00a0not saying, \u201cgo and give him a 10-year contract, everything\u2019s perfect\u201d. But\u00a0bloody hell, what more can he do?\u00a0You\u2019ve\u00a0just got to let this roll.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This Manchester United team look like\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0on the way back at this stage. Why would you interfere with anything?<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3623525\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/03\/21\/08\/107312253-0-image-a-1_1774083286545.jpg\" data-opts=\"{&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;controls&quot;:true,&quot;createdDate&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21T09:06:46+0000&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:275,&quot;headline&quot;:&quot;Michael Carrick: 'the penalty decision is Astonishing - one of them must be wrong'&quot;,&quot;isAMP&quot;:false,&quot;linkBaseURL&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;metroTags&quot;:&quot;michael-carrick,manchester-united-fc,afc-bournemouth&quot;,&quot;metroVideoCategory&quot;:&quot;Football&quot;,&quot;pageURL&quot;:&quot;Michael-Carrick-penalty-decision-Astonishing-one-wrong&quot;,&quot;plugins&quot;:{&quot;ads-setup&quot;:{&quot;adCancelTimeout&quot;:5000,&quot;adsEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;bidders&quot;:[&quot;grapeshotPlugin&quot;],&quot;masterVideoTag&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\\\/gampad\\\/ads?iu=%2F5765%2Fmetro.video&amp;impl=s&amp;gdfp_req=1&amp;env=vp&amp;output=xml_vast3&amp;unviewed_position_start=1&quot;,&quot;nonAdServable&quot;:false,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;metro.video.ctp&quot;,&quot;prebidToken&quot;:&quot;nobid&quot;},&quot;related-video-carousel&quot;:{&quot;endpoint&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/metro.co.uk\\\/wp-json\\\/videos\\\/related-carousel-trending\\\/sport\\\/&quot;},&quot;social-share&quot;:{&quot;embedUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/embed\\\/3623525&quot;,&quot;linkUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/michael-carrick-penalty-decision-astonishing-one-wrong-3623525\\\/&quot;,&quot;nonEmbeddable&quot;:false},&quot;sources&quot;:{&quot;iOSRenditions&quot;:[{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:270,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;M2TS&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/480x270_M2TS_1597214501293899622.m3u8&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:372736,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/480x270_M2TS_1597214501293899622.m3u8&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:null,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:480,&quot;size&quot;:1768,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null},{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:360,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;M2TS&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/640x360_M2TS_1597214501293899622.m3u8&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:679936,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/640x360_M2TS_1597214501293899622.m3u8&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:null,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:640,&quot;size&quot;:1768,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null}],&quot;renditions&quot;:[{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:270,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;MP4&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/480x270_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:372736,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/480x270_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:6880,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:480,&quot;size&quot;:12718437,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null},{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:360,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;MP4&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/640x360_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:712704,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/640x360_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:6880,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:640,&quot;size&quot;:24084113,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null},{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:576,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;MP4&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/1024x576_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:1327104,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/1024x576_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:6880,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:1024,&quot;size&quot;:44531578,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null},{&quot;frameHeight&quot;:540,&quot;controllerType&quot;:null,&quot;videoContainer&quot;:&quot;MP4&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/960x540_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;uploadTimestampMillis&quot;:null,&quot;encodingRate&quot;:1019904,&quot;displayName&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/videos.metro.co.uk\\\/video\\\/met\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/1597214501293899622\\\/960x540_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4&quot;,&quot;frames&quot;:6880,&quot;audioOnly&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:null,&quot;videoDuration&quot;:275000,&quot;videoCodec&quot;:&quot;H264&quot;,&quot;remoteStreamName&quot;:null,&quot;framesPerSecond&quot;:0,&quot;frameWidth&quot;:960,&quot;size&quot;:34337823,&quot;referenceId&quot;:null,&quot;remoteUrl&quot;:null}]}},&quot;poster&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i.dailymail.co.uk\\\/1s\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/21\\\/08\\\/107312253-0-image-a-1_1774083286545.jpg&quot;,&quot;preload&quot;:&quot;metadata&quot;,&quot;previewText&quot;:&quot;Man Utd coach Michael Carrick speaks to the media after his side drew 2-2 with Bournemouth in the Premier League.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Michael Carrick: 'the penalty decision is Astonishing - one of them must be wrong'&quot;,&quot;videoId&quot;:3623525}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/03\/21\/1597214501293899622\/480x270_MP4_1597214501293899622.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d\u00a0be firmly in the camp of him keeping the job. How long is it since Sir Alex left? About a dozen years now.\u00a0They\u2019ve\u00a0tried everything: proven managers, the Van\u00a0Gaals,\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0had the\u00a0Mourinhos, David Moyes,\u00a0then\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0gone for ex-players and given the likes of Solskjaer a go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Then\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0gone a little bit left field and appointed one or two others. The new up-and-coming Portuguese superstar in Amorim, or Ralf Rangnick.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They have tried\u00a0virtually everything, and after a dozen years of trying and failing, you land on somebody\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0getting a tune out of the players.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<p>\u2018They\u2019re\u00a0winning games,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0looking progressive, some of the players are playing the best football\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0played in years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018How on earth\u00a0can anybody say that he\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0continue?\u00a0What\u2019s\u00a0the worst that can happen? You give\u00a0him a two-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He starts the next season, for the first three or four months he loses every game and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0useless. He can part company with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s\u00a0not like\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0got to stick with someone for 10 years.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0not like this is the biggest decision ever.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0doing well, why not just let it continue? This is\u00a0absolutely unbelievable\u00a0what\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0seeing from Manchester United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If the league started when Carrick took over, Manchester United would be top of the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re\u00a0talking at this stage\u00a0now,\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0be a third of the way through\u00a0the season and Man United at the top of the league.\u00a0You\u2019d\u00a0be thinking, well, can they win the league?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United could only draw 2-2 at Bournemouth on Friday night but remain third in the Premier League and on course for Champions League qualification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Wayne Rooney makes Premier League title claim after Man City beat Arsenal in Carabao Cup final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd legend tells Chelsea to rehire Frank Lampard as manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Rio Ferdinand urges Manchester United to sign four players in summer transfer window<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:90px; background:#4ecdc4; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114300\" data-width=\"728\" data-height=\"90\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114300});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u4e3b\u680f\uff1a\u591a\u5e7f\u544a\u5806\u53e0 -->\r\n  <div style=\"display:grid; gap:2px;\">\r\n    <div style=\"height:60px; background:#45b7d1; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n\t<!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114308\" data-width=\"468\" data-height=\"60\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114308});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"height:250px; background:#ffe066; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n\t<!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114299\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"250\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114299});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"height:250px; background:#ff9ecd; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n\t<!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114305\" data-width=\"250\" data-height=\"250\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114305});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"height:139px; background:#c792ea; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n\t<!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114302\" data-width=\"133\" data-height=\"139\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114302});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"height:125px; background:#91e7ac; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n\t\r\n<!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114303\" data-width=\"125\" data-height=\"125\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114303});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u7ad6\u680f\uff1a160\u00d7600 \u6574\u5217\u9ad8\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row:3\/8; height:600px;  display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114301\" data-width=\"160\" data-height=\"600\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114301});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<br \/> Michael Owen says \u00a374m star is &#8216;not the answer&#8217; for Manchester United | Football<br \/>\n<br \/>#Michael #Owen #74m #star #answer #Manchester #United #Football<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen (Picture: Getty) Michael Owen has urged Manchester United to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1958,1959,317,384,936,1957,654,385],"class_list":["post-2259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-74m","tag-answer","tag-football","tag-manchester","tag-michael","tag-owen","tag-star","tag-united"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629.jpg",1200,630,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-300x158.jpg",300,158,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-768x403.jpg",640,336,true],"large":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-1024x538.jpg",640,336,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629.jpg",1200,630,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629.jpg",1200,630,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-1115x630.jpg",1115,630,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-800x500.jpg",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-1024x538.jpg",1024,538,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-540x340.jpg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2236067220_1774336629-400x250.jpg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}