Cup clincher, hat-trick hero and derby decider – Michael Owen’s career highs
The former Liverpool and England striker turns 40 on December 14
Former England striker Michael Owen celebrates his 40th birthday on December 14.
Here the PA news agency looks at some of his career highlights.
June 1998: Argentina v England
2001: Arsenal v Liverpool
September 2001: Germany v England
December 2001: Ballon d’Or
Owen capped a stellar year in which Liverpool won five trophies, saw him score 31 goals for the club – many of which helped them qualify for the Champions League for the first time – in addition to his England exploits in Munich, by being crowned European Footballer of the Year. In doing so he became the first Englishman since Kevin Keegan in 1979 to achieve the feat.
April 2005: Real Madrid v Barcelona
Owen struggled to flourish at the Bernabeu as he was behind Raul and Ronaldo in the pecking order but still had a decent goalscoring record. His highlight was scoring in a 4-2 drubbing of arch-rivals Barcelona. Again, though he had to take a back seat to the club’s megastars as Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Raul all netted before Owen made it 4-1 after running onto a David Beckham pass
September 2009, Manchester United v Manchester City
