Michael Owen is one of the best young players I've ever seen. He was a fully formed footballer at 18

I’m surprised he made it through the entire interview without picking up an injury

We finally have a numerical value for the phrase "scored loads'a goals". It's 7. Thank you Michael for clearing that up for everyone.

The knee ligament injury v Sweden finished him as he lost a yard of his pace which was his major asset.

Loved the fact that he left us (L.F.C) thinking that he was going to a bigger club and we then did the whole Istanbul thing!! Only one God and he named....FOWLER!!!!! 😊

The only reason he came to Newcastle is to have a chance of playing for England because being on the bench at Real Madrid wouldn't of got him in the squad, it's a shame Newcastle didn't sign him on a pay per play basis like man utd did , I think he would of played more games than he did

Tells you all you need to know about Michael Owen when he says "I went from being the hero to just another player ".

a 19-year-old Michael Owen would be worth £150 million in today's transfer market

Both were great players and team mates, and it's sad to see how they have fallen out.

I rated Michael very highly as a youngster, quite simply because his pace was absolutely electric and felt that if he could have stayed proper fit without injury he could have won a world cup for England, but to be honest after the first injury at Liverpool he was never that player again , sadly losing his pace showed that really he wasnt a very good footballer, fantastic finisher but never a great player, could have been, but like a lot of players, we never saw the best of him due to injury.

People in today’s generation will never know how big Michael Owen was as a footballer. You shook the world In your day Michael ❣️💫❣️

Fact: NUFC fans didn't sing "What a waste of money" as Owen was carried off at Watford.

I think he comes across well in this. Its easy to take the mick out of him but he was an amazing player. Without those muscle injuries he would have been unbelievable

Owen is worried about Shearer turning up.. Hence the finger biting

In his prime and injury free, one of the best finishers the game has ever seen.

Michael Owen: "If he hadn't said what he said then I wouldn't have heard it"

It's not possible for us normal people to understand how personality and motivation is formed by having the salary and adulation he did from a young age. It's obvious he was carrying injuries, he says he'd lost his pace, and it would have been difficult to motivate himself if he felt he was a shadow of his younger self at Liverpool. Can't just call him a sicknote, if you've got injuries, you can't play as well or at all. I'm sure he yearned to have same fan adulation at Newcastle as he had at Liverpool, he didn't go there to underperform, all these lads want to play football. I'm no massive MO fan but I quite like the candid way he's speaking about his career.

Legend has it, Owen was playing a game of Snakes and Ladders with his kid, and just needed to roll a 5 to win... But then, he pulled his hamstring and was out for 2 months. His kid won that game, and didn't storm of to their bedroom.

Jamie Vardy when thanked for scoring so many goals and winning Leicester the title “it’s not me, it’s the team. I couldn’t do it without them behind me”

Owen was a world class player. Anytime he was fit, he scored goals. Even at United, he got important goals.

Hell of a player in his prime

just watched the roy keane off the ball...I'm going to take a wild guess and say this is not going to be as interesting..

He’s like the character of the golden generation who should’ve been the main character. He had the most potential of any of his counterparts. We’re talking Beckham Gerrard lampard scholes. At one point he was the best striker, winning a ball on dor. So weird that injuries and his personality/choices have turned that narrative around.

Michael he's only a helicopter flight away, go to him.

Its a shame for his injury problems; he was one hell of a player. Newcastle signed an injury prone player; that scored 26 goals in 71 games in the EPL for them; a mostly struggling side. 163 league goals in 362 games along with 40 international goals in 89 England games. It wasn't like Michael Owen was a bad professional; not getting wasted, trouble with the police, smoking or falling out of nightclubs. Injury and in particular muscle problems run in his family; its unfortunate. It would be cool if they could get a few of the ex pros around Owen and Shearers era at the time around a table; a bit like with boxing 'The Gloves are Off' but 'The Boots are Off' and talk it out. Michael Owen still had one hell of a career.

He was great as a youngster for Liverpool. But his decision to join Man United completely ruined his name and legacy as far as hardcore Liverpool fans are concerned. I’m sure other Liverpool supporters would agree with me.

Picking dead hand skin and wiping it off the table- lovely.

He commented that shearer was on good money?? The difference between shearer and the greedy dwarf is that shearer earned his money by scoring goals and grafting He said he went to a big club next Manchester United..big club ..little player. He warmed the subs bench up

Be fair folks, not a bad interview.

When has a player with any sort of desire or pride sat back and waited for someone to ask him if he wants to start, chomping at the bit Micheal, that’s what managers are looking for in their players

We need more of this… real insight. Respect to a top player 👏

What a great interview,, respect to both of them....

Never seen Owen look so nervous

I'm not gonna stoop to that. Instantly stoops to that

As a Liverpool fan I enjoyed Owens emergence and rise in the football world but he was given too much too soon and it was his emergence that seen robbie fowler get pushed out of the club which was a travesty, Owen often talked about moving on to play on the continent some day and it made me so happy that we won the champions league that same year he left on his quest to win it with Madrid, I thank Michael for the goals and his efforts but robbie earned that number 9 more# YNWA

"Why would you risk for one game when you could be out for 6 weeks?" It was the last game of the season anyway so it wouldn't have made much difference if he picked up an injury in that game as he would've had all summer to recover for next season. So, yes, I agree with Shearer that it was about Owen worrying about an injury for his next club rather than helping Newcastle avoid relegation.

Talk me though that goal against Argentina he scored! That’s all I need to remember about Owen

Its about time Shearer & Owen met up for a straightner

They’re still mates and agreed to whip up a story for book sales. They’re having a right chuckle about it on the golf course.

If there were so many clubs desperately wanting him why didn’t they buy him 🙄

A mercenary who was happy to take the money. But jumped ship when we needed him the most.

If I see one more free*cking WIX advert I swear I'm going to gauge my own eyes out. Hey, why not make me watch 2 in a row? I love that!

Come on! get Owen & Shearer together to have it out, that would be interesting to watch, won't be the same as the Brian Clough/Don Revie interview, but would be good to see

I seem to be the only one, but I enjoyed the interview. Owen has the reputation of being dull, but I like the honesty approach he's taken here.

A legend in his own head. Injury messed up his career, he should be looking back on what he could have achieved. The Newcastle incident - he had been paid millions by the club and hardly played a game - 1 game left, relegation decider - he should be knocking on the managers door begging to play - instead a wishy-washy comment about well stick me on the bench and I'll see if I can cope with 15 mins - no wonder Shearer thought sod ya. Owen didn't want to play and ruin his contract at United.

Just contradicted himself, he said, fans turned, so I thought sod them. Only was interested in being fit for England, I watched him coming out of the Newcastle training ground at Benton, All the players came out stopping at the gate, signing autographs for the fans. Owen, waited until the very last minute until most of the fans left, The little kids who idolised him, waited in the rain, with there parents for ages with his photos, autograph books hoping for his signiture, or even just see him. Owen, came out many times in his Jaguar, saw them and drove past, then put his foot down to the junction of the lane so they couldnt run after him, was never interested in Newcastle. Worst player ever for us. Leaving little geordie fans in the rain, disappointed after waiting hours. Shearer, knows this is true. Owen, didn't want to risk his England career or his move to Man utd, Liverpools, rivals that's how loyal he was to Liverpool, spat his dummy when they didn't want him at Liverpool, the place he says, he loves, truth is the crock, injury prone, bloke wasn't worth the risk, Liverpool knew it, that's why they didn't want to match Newcastle, the first time. The blokes, biting his nails 💅 away, because he knows its not true what he's saying. Shearer, is right and was well let down by this money grabber,so called mate, who he took in and looked after. Stabbed, well and truly in the back, Shearer, was devastated, had his football heart ripped out by this bloke.

Michael comes across very honest albeit he's not perfect he think he knows himself he comes across as strange to the public because of his square persona but you cannot ever take away this mans achievements and special moments in his career, liverpool, england , real madrid, newcastle, man united, he truly was fearless back in the day and openly admits he has a big ego just as shearer obviously has.

A man who can sniff out a pound coin through a six-foot concrete wall and put it into his pocket with his toes.

You can criticize Owen all you want but not me. I remember watching 98 goal argentina. It is perhaps the best goal of my lifetime rooting for England. I was in ohio at a sportspub. That week was just incredible because even though we lost ......i was happy watching that game. The 98 England team was better than 18wc semifinal team. ...as they say hardlines Owen from 18- 23 was the best striker in the world... Love the guys pragmatic personality and roothless scoring mentality Good on you Michael and Thank you

You just don't know what to believe do you? According to A.Shearer, M.Owen didn't want to play because he was eying up a move away from NUFC come end of the season and didn't want to be injured AGAIN. M.Owen tries to sell you a story whereby he knows his body better than anyone and therefore an injured player/not fully fit player doesn't help anyone considering the desperate scenario NUFC found themselves in on the final day of the season. The only interesting thing about this saga is someone's lying while someone's else is telling the truth!!!!!

Hindsight is a wonderful thing for Owen to reflect back on mistakes made during his career and at Newcastle & im sure both would do it alot differently if they could.

One of the best things Is the copy of ‘World cup 90’ on the shelf. What a great album

Absolutely class when he was younger

Off the ball is the only football channel which are posting the beef lol, this feels like the dj akademics of footy lol

shearer loves our club so much

So he smashed his jaw away at Watford and claims while watching Match Of The Day that same night that the Newcastle fans were singing what a waste of money? I would ask how he knew from watching on the television it was actually the Newcastle fans that were singing it?

Just asking- at which point did he ever score ‘loads of goals’ for us

Michael Owen running upstairs fuming after losing a game of snakes and ladders to his kids That would be a sight!

As a Liverpool fan, I can’t quite forgive Owen for joining Man U.

Owen rewriting history again..he loved that treatment table..its my understanding he asked for it when he moved on

Owen was a tremendous striker who burned bright early then injuries took its toll, and at this level he was scuppered.

The physios said he was fit to play and Owen refused to play. He was refusing to do his job at the end of the day

I’m surprised he left that studio in one peace

A great goalscorer. Why did he get that cruciate injury? Because he was playing his heart out for England. Fashionable to not give him, or Beckham - the credit they deserve. Both exciting players for England, despite a press that undermined everything we did. I like Shearer but there is nothing to indicate he would have become a decent manager. Hardly Owen’s fault that Newcastle went down

Sick Note. He spent more time with his Horses !! ( Manor House Stables Michael Owen and his wife Louise, began operating as a training establishment in March 2007 with 30 horses in training. )

Not that big a fan of Owen but he was the scorer of 2 of the most memorable goals I can remember. Argentina 98 and the derby in 09/10.

Michael Owen is a goalscorer and like all goal scorers he has a massive ego, when he came back and didn’t feel loved anymore it affected him when it shouldn’t have, football fans are fickle and one good performance would have changed everything. Even if he thinks it didn’t effect him just before the last game of the season subconsciously it would have. On the other hand Shearer is obviously also effected as he was the manager when his beloved Newcastle got relegated and he’s looking for a scape-goat, the team got relegated not Michael Owen let’s not forget that. So they’re both in the wrong, Owen for being mentally weak and Shearer for finger pointing, but there’s only going to be one winner when Newcastle are concerned... This should never have been released in the first place and it’s a very cheap way for Owen to sell his book. It’s not exactly setting an example to the younger generation.

That goal against city ! What a game

I could be wrong but if it is true Michael Owen at Liverpool stalled on signing a new contract with the intention of seeing out his contract to leave on a free hence shafting L/pool out of getting a fee for him which would of meant massive wages at his next club nice but not much loyalty in that so think about it if Shearer is saying he refused to play due to the fact he did not want to mess up any future move it is probably not far from the truth

How can you really expected an injured man to play? Ronaldo didn't play at Inter for two years and they cop it, same as Hargreaves at United. No one wants to get injured. Owen was injury prone since prior to arriving to Newcastle. Newcastle knew the risks and gambled for it.

I flew him into Newcastle, nice guy.. bright intelligent and personable in every way, I sat at his kitchen table, with Shearer, reading the Sunday papers, fake news, total rubbish in the papers about them falling out, yet they were both sat in front of me, both said the papers were rubbish and I could see they were very friendly with each other. They are both nice people.

Imagine we let Santiago Munez go for this guy 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

I don't know why I thought he played for them longer than he did

He looks ‘cunning as heck’ .

Micheal pulled his thigh in this interview and was out of media interviews for 6 months!

Its the last game of the season. You need a result to avoid the drop and your star man is asking for a sick note. I think both accounts are true. Owen did want to be a hero off the bench but he hated Newcastle and wanted another payday.

Mutual friend : Gary Lineker

Bet he thought Roy Keane was going to surprise him.....he is so uncomfortable!

Does he not realise how childish he sounds when he says he heard a bit of stick at Watford and decided that was it at Newcastle. Pathetic really.

Great talent just imagine having a journey like his coming from a hardworking family to achieving such success congratulations and be proud & thanks for the magic 🌍✌🏼

Owen could get a hamstring getting out of bed!!!!!

Ask. Newcastle supporters what he did👍🙄

Why is there a photo of Gerry Adams in background?

U look at how many games he played for real as a sub and scored. Its impressive. Newcastle should of used him as a sub

So what was your highlights of your time with Newcastle Michael? Well, signing was great...and... Yeah signing! That was great!

If he hadn't behaved so terribly Newcastle fans would've supported him completely after his injuries. He barely set foot in the city and acted disdainfully during his time at the club. People were _desperate_ for him to succeed but I'm afraid he always seemed more interested in horses and money. Which he has since effectively stated as such. Some of his behaviour such as with the youth kid and Southall make him just look like a pretty poor person. Also, ... I quote the good Doctor Owen: "If there's no blood there's not going to be any real head injury....".

Millennium Stadium vs Arsenal the control, pace and the finish with the weaker foot summed up his ability as an extremely potent striker for club & country 👌

Me n //owen r the same age adored him growing up he gave us Lfc fans hope through dark times, leaving for Madrid left a very bad taste one which over time could be forgiven but going to the enemy is unforgivable. JUDAS

If I was a famous ex footballer and I wanted to sell my book, I would contact my other famous mates and inform them that I was going to create some phoney controversy in order to garner publicity it would otherwise nor have received...

The guy was world class

What a nailbiting encounter.

Give this man 20 pieces of silver

Owen: I've had 25 muscle pulls, I know my body Me: thinks the lady doth protest too much

25 muscle pulls ???? Do you really know your body ? A professional? Shearer said you didn't wanna know

Exactly unhappy time on 120k a week, back in the day. Yeah that tough

Retired with fans of all clubs not considering him a legend...... tells you all you need to know about a ‘die hard’ Liverpool fan leaving Liverpool and later joining man united..... And the reason why Shearer thought Owen was fit.......the physio told him he was

Why do i get the feeling that what he’s saying doesn’t match the reality of the situation???

He's biting his nails at times. Does this mean he's lying?

He was to told to beef up to help fight injuries, his pace was never the same since then , & that was his game.

"Can I have my smoke and mirrors back?" - Johann Georg Schröpfer