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Owen hits hat-trick
« on: 10:49:04, 09/12/09 »
Michael Owen scored a famous hat-trick as Manchester United made light of their injury woes to record a memorable win over German champions Wolfsburg.
A measure of United's achievement was that it represented only a third win in 10 attempts against German opposition in Europe. The fact they did it with over a dozen key men missing made the feat all the more remarkable.
Watch a round-up of Tuesday's Champions League matches after the advertIn order to use this player, please download the latest Adobe Flash player.It was Owen's first three-timer since he joined the Old Trafford side in the summer - and his first for anyone since 2005 - and will undoubtedly go down as one of his finest on a night when United had their backs against the wall.
The result confirms a seeding in the knockout round draw a week on Friday which in itself does not guarantee easier opposition but at least ensured Old Trafford will host a second leg rather than a first.
United had prospered from weakened situations before. But never had they been so badly depleted.
Michael Carrick was handed a sweeper's role, with Darren Fletcher and Patrice Evra flanking the England international as Ferguson abandoned his traditional back four.
A scoreless opening period would have been well received by Ferguson. Owen's goal made it a perfect opening 45 minutes.
The former Liverpool star has probably not had the impact hoped for when he joined United in the summer and his hopes of going to the World Cup next summer appear to have receded to non-existent
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