Owen holds out for Premier League move

Former Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen insists he still has a future in the Premier League despite starting the new season without a club. For the first time in his illustrious career, Owen spent the opening weekend of the English top-flight season out of work after failing to find a new club following his release by United at the end of last season. The 32-year-old, whose goals helped Liverpool win the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001, would love to have been sniffing out scoring chances for a new team, but instead he had to follow the first round of Premier league fixtures from his sofa. It is a remarkable fall from grace for a player who scored 40 goals in 89 England appearances and was regarded as one of the world’s best forwards.