Owen's frustration at Old Trafford

Manchester United, Michael Owen, admitted to not set a target number of goals or performance because, she said, at a club like Manchester United, no one would be guaranteed a regular show.

Until the fourth week the Premier League, the new Owen play two times, all as a substitute and has not scored a goal. For him, competition is not only coming from Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov, but also from Javier Hernandez.

According to Owen, with the situation, it could do is keep practicing and waiting for opportunity to show the results of the exercise in actual matches. He claimed to be considering his future at the end of the season.

"You can only try to work well in practice so you are ready when the manager calls you. After that, it's up to managers who want to vote," said Owen.

"At the end of the season, I would look at and think, 'Am I happy with hours of flying? Did I score enough goals in the match where I play. Do I played pretty good at the game?'"

"You will look at important moments of a season, for example, whether we win something. I will not set targets or goals because the number of matches in the club like this, you never know when the manager will play you," he described

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Want Pensions Carrick at Old Trafford

Midfielder Michael Carrick admitted hopes to continue to defend Manchester United until his retirement. About his physical condition recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, he expressed readiness to work hard so quickly back to the best condition and help Manchester United retain the position.

MU currently controls the standings with 31 points, or two points ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal in second place and third.

According to reports in the UK, in order to maintain position, the MU intends to strengthen its fleet by buying the Bayern Munich midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, the second transfer window in January next.

According to the Daily Mirror, one of the reasons MU requires Schweinsteiger is anticipating the possibility of departure of Carrick, whose contract runs out in June 2012 and so far has been running tough contract negotiations.

Carrick could not comment on the news about Schweinsteiger. However, the matter of the contract, in his opinion there is not negotiating an extension.

"I experienced periods of incredible here. Hopefully, it will come next great period. I liked everything about a United player," said Carrick.

"Nothing has happened related to the conversation (the contract). However, this is the perfect place for me," he added

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Old Trafford, Park Dream "Red Devils"

Football event at the stadium was like a theater featuring multidimensional drama. There was singing, dancing, and various elements of other arts, including drama of football. Therefore, the Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton to refer to the stadium as The Theatre of Dreams.

The stadium is always present great drama in almost every game. Football dreams soar and raging in this arena. For Manchester United, Old Trafford is like a dream garden. Because of that, Bobby Charlton called the theater of dreams.

Bombed
Even so, Old Trafford, Manchester is also a symbol of pain, also the British people. In World War II, the stadium includes a target by a German bomb. Exactly March 11, 1941.

Cash only, the stadium was a mess and can not be used. MU headquarters was eventually moved, riding headquarters Manchester City at Maine Road. Worse, the war was also followed by inflation, until MU difficulty rebuilding the stadium greatness.

It took almost 9 years to revive the Old Trafford return. Practically, in eight Premier League season sidelined didanosine Old Trafford. Thanks to the Edwards family spirit (club owner), the stadium was built as well.

Since then, renovations continue. The capacity of the stadium was up and down. After the case of the tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium, 1989, kapastias reduced to 45,000, and even then 43,000. Tersedikit capacity throughout the history of Old Trafford.

However, the stadium was not able to accommodate public enthusiasm and interest of Manchester, as well as other spectators. Therefore, the match at Old Trafford has become part of the tour. Thus, additional capacity continues to be done.

In fact, Manchester United have big plans. The stadium capacity will be increased again to a capacity of 96,000. This is obviously want to maintain the majesty MU Old Trafford and keep the stadium remains one of the most sacred places in the UK, even the world. For, if the plan is realized, it means that its capacity will exceed Wembley which has been renovated into a capacity of 90,000.

For Stan Red, the stadium part of a symbol of honor. Therefore, since the beginning of the MU is always trying to build the stadium as good and as big as possible. (HPR)

Facts Old Trafford:
Official Name: Old Trafford Stadium
Nickname: The Theatre of Dreams
Built: 1909
Opened: February 18, 1910
Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA
Phone: +44 (0) 161 868 8000
Fax: +44 (0) 161 868 8868
Capacity: 76,121
Record crowd: 76,962, Wolverhamton vs Grimsby (25 March 1939)
Power of lamp: 2,500
Field Size: 110 X 67 meters
Status: five star
Architect: Archibald Leitch

Capacity development:
1910-1939: 80,000
1945-1960: 67,000
1960-1974: 65,000
1975-1980: 60,000
1980-1988: 58,000
1988-1990: 48,000
1990-1994: 45,000
1994-1996: 43,000
1996-1999: 55.000
2000-2001: 61,000
2001-2005: 68,000
2006 -.... : 76 212

Unique knacks Old Trafford:
• The stadium's most lots appeared in movies, among them the Hell Is a City (1960), Billy Liar (1963), and Charlie Bubbles (1968).
• The first stadium to build a security fence in anticipation of hooliganism in the 1970s.
• From April to November, Old Trafford grass is cut three times a week. December to March is cut once a week.
• Below ground installations are 10-inch plastic pipe that supplies hot water to melt the snow that fell onto the grass.

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