Friday, 5th March 2010

Michael Owen’s dim hopes of making it to the World Cup in June have now completely evaporated after Manchester United announced that the striker will miss the remainder of the season due to the hamstring injury he picked up in the Carling Cup final.

“Unfortunately it’s bad blow with Michael Owen," Sir Alex Ferguson said on the club’s official website. "He’s out for the season. It’s more serious than we thought. He gets operated on on Monday morning. It’s a terrible blow for the lad and disappointing for us too. He’s never missed a training session all season. I think the heavy pitch at Wembley played some part, but it’s also bad luck."

Owen has played in 31 matches for Man Utd this season, scoring nine goals, and featuring mostly from off the bench. The Red Devils will now only have the untested Mame Biram Diouf as back-up to Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov.

 

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