Michael Owen

Michael Owen will find out soon how long he will be out with that hamstring injury he suffered during Sunday’s Carling Cup final, but in the meantime, he is enjoying life at Manchester United.

This is the second time this season Owen has been forced out of a game due to injury. Yet that disappointment in itself does not mean Owen regards his move to Old Trafford as a failure.

On the contrary, Owen has no regrets whatsoever. “I am loving it at Manchester United,” he said.

“There are plenty of people who want to put negative spins on things.

“I have four kids, I am living at home and playing for one of the best teams in Europe. It is not all doom and gloom is it?

“We still have the Premier League and the Champions League to play for, which I have never won so I have every reason to have a smile on my face.”

Although the injury may sideline him for a few weeks, Owen expects to get more games once he is back to 100%.

He knows scoring in his first Wembley cup final appearance was a decent reward for a season’s work, but that only brought a third Carling Cup medal. Now he wants a big prize.

“Trophies drive me,” he said.

“I have not won as many as a lot of those players in that dressing room, so if they still have the hunger, I certainly have.

“Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are where they are because they have a hunger to do well. I would like to think I am still hungry as well.

“I don’t think the manager would accept it if anyone wasn’t hungry to win.”