Tuesday, 20 September 2011 22:45
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Owen: Notched brace for Red Devils in victory over Leeds
Michael Owen was pleased to help Manchester United progress into the Carling Cup fourth round with a brace at Leeds.
Owen scored the opening two goals - the first a scuffed low finish, the second far more emphatic - and Ryan Giggs rounded off the 3-0 victory before half-time.It was Owen's first appearance of the season for the Red Devils and he was pleased to have contributed to the side progressing.Speaking to Sky Sports 2, Owen described his goals as "one mishit and one as sweet as I hit them".He added: "It's always nice to score, it's what my game's always been about all over the years, but I always try to contribute in other areas as well.Example"It's always nice to score obviously, it's what my game's always been about all over the years, but I always try to contribute in other areas."Michael OwenQuotes of the week"I'm comfortable with trying to be an example to the young kids, I'm 31 and I've still got a few years in me."Owen started alongside Dimitar Berbatov, only for his strike partner to finish the game as part of an increasingly unorthodox back four after an injury to debutant Ezekiel Fryers.But Owen revealed: "He does it all the time in training, he thinks he can play centre-half so he was probably the first to put his hand up when we lost our centre-half - who was fantastic, Zeki, really good."
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