Michael Owen, Liverpool FC vs Arsenal 2001 FA Cup Final

[active9b]

I used to Love Owen when he moved to Real Madrid I was still a fan of his but that move started a downward spiral for him :(

[DTFGful]

@brieflycake

You're a dumb fuck.

Many, many, many, many, many, MANY people take football VERY VERY seriously, in EVERY country in the world.

You don't play for Liverpool, get treated so well, win trophies there, and make you a world-class player.... and then go to the most fiercest rivals.

That's not okay on any level.

[brieflycake]

@DTFGful So? Tradition does not make something right. The nazis took killing people very seriously, that doesnt make what they did right. Football is a game, it is not intended to be taken seriously. If you do, then YOU are the dumb fuck.

[venommarvelous]

Rafa sold Michael Owen? are you serious? He was the "NUMBER ONE" striker in the club, who the hell would want to sell the best player for 8 mil. plus an unknown winger like Nunez? May be you don't know, Michael Owen didn't want to sign a new contract, the board thought he wouldn't leave. They were wrong. It was the last year, and Real Madrid jumped in and Owen forced them to sell him for cheap, other wise, he would leave as a Bossman Rull. That's why we got 8 mil. for our best striker

[jperez1910]

Owen is a beast!

[TheVerve480]

Well Liverpool should have had a goal allowed in the 2007 Champions league final which would have won us our 6th... but come on.

[peterjakey]

@seanboweny bitter arsenal fan, arsenal crack under pressure, liverpool deserved to win this game and they did get over it YNWA Viera is NOTHING compared to Gerrard

[skate123456ish]

all im gona say is, thank fuck owen is english!

[Jake1985Nazar]

Why do people call this the FA Cup Final im shocked becuase this truly was "The Michael Owen Cup Final".

[Downs1991]

Iam an Arsenal fan n I gotta say if we had a him (in form) he'd score bags of goals after putting away all the chances that we create..

[jakxcombat]

Jesus christ he looks tiny lol. Damn you for leaving Liverpool fc...

[TonyP235]

rafa should of brought him back from madrid

[whuaaaa]

it doesn't matter if you're and owen fan or not... nobody can deny that he at one time was the best player in the world.. whether that period lasted a couple of months or a few years, owen was once the greatest.

[irishdan2007]

he was only 21 then, age i am now, makes me feel worthless

[09xxlunaxx09]

i always got the impression he was forced out of liverpool by benitez so whats ur problem

[brieflycake]

i think a lot of people need to grow up. you're talking about owen like he betrayed liverpool! its just a bloody football club, get over it! so according to your logic, anyone who moves club is a judas? so that means that most of liverpools players are judas's then because most of them came from another club. so if you're gonna use that logic at least practice what u preach. anyway, why do u hate man u? ever heard of good sportsmanship? u do realise that football is a GAME. u r acting like kids

[mcvilla25]

@brieflycake

you obviously have no idea about football, i'm not a man utd or liverpool fan and i know why they hate eachother.....also owen was a ledgend at liverpool and for him to move to liverpools biggest rival it is a big thing for him to do

[brieflycake]

@mcvilla25 There is no reason for two clubs to hate each other, do u know nothing of good sportsmanship? they should respect each other as good football clubs. Man utd and liverpool hating each other is like playing a board game and hating ur opponent just because they are playing against u, its ridiculous. it is not a big thing for owen to move to man utd, because football is a GAME. if people had any decency they would say "good on you" to Michael Owen, not insult him.

[KopiteP250505]

football is not a game, it is a religion! owen is a Judas, not for moving clubs but because of the particular club he ended up moving to. liverpool and united hate each other as much as any other 2 clubs in the world and that is a fact. personally, I hope the little cunt and all his family die a slow and painful death! the deepest chamber in hell is reserved for fuckin traitors like him!

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 I have only one thing to say to you. Grow up.

[KopiteP250505]

if you knew anything, just anything about football then you'd realise what you're saying is complete and utter bullshit! liverpool and united is not a special example, the same would be said if someone crossed the divides of celtic rangers, milan inter, madrid barca, olympiakos panathinaikos, red star partizan etc. football is tribal and there is a huge amount of history, tradition and pride at stake! liverpool and united is a hatred between 2 cities, not just 2 clubs. learn something!

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 are you really that dumb? I KNOW FOOTBALL IS TRIBAL! but what i am saying is that people shouldnt take it so seriously. Football is a game, and yobs and chavs have no right to make it into anything otherwise

[KopiteP250505]

Football is not a game, it is a religion! Horrible, middle class cunts like you in your armchair don't have a clue what it takes to be a TRUE Football supporter. You've got to be willing to die for your Club, you've got to be willing to kill for your Club. Owen's a fuckin Judas, when he dies, his fuckin grave is getting done over big time! Shithouses like you talk such bollocks, lets see if you've got the balls to tell me which team you support (if any).

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 get a life and grow up. FOOTBALL IS A GAME. It is not open to peoples opinion, so deal with it. it is an objective fact, so if you cant understand that, then thats your problem.

[KopiteP250505]

I asked you what team you support but you dodged the question. so i'll ask you again, what team d'you support you fuckin ignorant knob head?

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 Why should i answer your question? You havent come up with any decent replies to my comments. But to indulge your curiosity i actually support two clubs. i support Man utd and Liverpool. Now i'll ask you a question; Do you think that good sportsmanship is a bad thing?

[KopiteP250505]

good sportsmanship is not a bad thing, but hatred and rivalry between clubs is a wonderful thing! he is a judas, plain and simple who deserves to die. and as for that bullshit comment about you supporting 2 clubs - Liverpool and United. that shows me you're not a supporter of any club. so, since that is the case, you have no right commenting on what you very clearly don't and will never properly understand.

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 I know a load of crap when i see it. i dont need to become a load of crap to recognise it.

[KopiteP250505]

you have no right to talk about Football, end of story.

[brieflycake]

@KopiteP250505 why because chavs and yobs think they hold the franchise on it?

[mistajeong]

@brieflycake but rivalry is what develops sports to another level of intensity and that is what sports all about,they are entertaining. I mean, I see your point but just letting you know and you kinda over interpreted the "Judas" part

[brieflycake]

@mistajeong i know rivalry is good, but rivalry should co-exist with good sportsmanship. i think the problem is when people take it to another level and start saying they want michael owen to die and stuff like that, which is just rediculous.

[mistajeong]

@brieflycake yea, true dat, anyways f those haters and I'm just gonna enjoy the game

[TheReefsFromSMC]

@brieflycake buddy he moved to their rival club you fag. your favourite sport is probably water polo you shmee

[brieflycake]

@TheReefsFromSMC so what? its a GAME. Games are for having fun, not getting so stressed ot that you want someone to die! Maybe if Liverpool and Man utd had any good sportsmanship in them then they wouldnt hate each other, they would respect each other because they are both great clubs.

[jslasher1]

@brieflycake Owen was forced out of Liverpool by the management.

[orangenation64]

i love how people on youtube think they're saints because they took the "high ground"....he is a judas, he left liverpool for their biggest rivals.....leaving the club isn't being a traitor, but leaving it for the scum of manchester is high treason

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 really? well i love how some people on youtube have such low intelligence that they cant even understand the arguments put forward, and label them as attempts to take the "high ground". Grow up.

[orangenation64]

if you're implying i don't understand your argument its really not that complicated, in fact its ridiculously elementary....what you're saying is that if people label owen as a traitor they should label every player who leaves as a judas otherwise they're hypocrites....that argument is ridiculously unintelligent because of how bitter the rivalry between liverpool and manchester united is....he didn't just leave for any other club, he crossed the threshold of england's greatest football rivalry

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 exactly, you still dont get my point do you? There should be a bitter rivalry, its childish and stupid! If they knew anything of good sportsmanship then they would respect each other as both being good clubs. Football is taken way to seriously, people are forgetting that it is a GAME. Why get so hung up about someone moving from one group of people kicking a piece of leather round a field to another group of people kicking a piece of leather round a field? Whats the difference?

[orangenation64]

@brieflycake educate yourself before you make those kind of statements....the rivalry runs extremely deep and a lot of it is outside of football, its class struggle, its 100 years of economic competition and cultural rivalry....the rivalry stretches far beyond the pitch mate, maybe begin by searching liverpool vs manchester united part 1 and watch the video made by itv, that way you can make statements without looking like an ignorant prick

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 You think i dont already know that? I didnt think i had to spell every last thing out to you. What i am saying is why cant they put aside the hatred of each other? friendly rivalry is fine, but to hate each other so much that they practically want each other to die is absolutely mad! You are looking at it from too narrower a perspective. Look at the larger picture. Who is gonna give a shit in 2000 years whether michael owen moved to man utd or not? there r more important things.

[orangenation64]

in 2000 years who is going to care about sports or music or culture? so why put time and effort into them....based on your argument we should do absolutely nothing besides work and sustain life because no one cares otherwise.....and if you're not part of the history of the two cities you simply cannot understand the hatred, the things that both sides have done in the past (on both sides mind you) is deplorable and has fostered the hatred, you just cannot understand it unless youre in it

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 Well if they have both done bad things then they have no more right to hate each other than themselves. I am not saying we shouldnt put effort into culture etc etc, listen to what i am saying and stop jumping to conclusions! What i am saying is that they should put aside petty arguments because it doesnt help anything and it is over something so trivial.

[orangenation64]

but you know what, im getting off point.....here's the bottom line, i grew up in liverpool, i have family that died at Hillsborough, just awful stuff; my dad used to take me to OT to watch the United-'pool game and every season some Manc twats would sing about Hillsborough. Imagine how that makes you feel as a person; Michael Owen grew up on merseyside, he knows the pain of the community; how he can go out and play for those fans just is beyond my realm of thinking, sorry hes a judas

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 There are twats everywhere, not just in manchester. There are probably chavs and yobs in every city who make low life comments about people dying etc. Also i can undersrand it without being part of it, if i see a sewer, i dont need to climb down into it to prove it is a sewer, because it is obvious. It is the same with the man utd/Lpool hatred. U all could let go of ur hatred, but instead u decide to perpetuate it because of your grudges against each other.

[orangenation64]

@brieflycake i've been to dozens of grounds across england and seen a ton of shit, but never has it been anything like what happens at manchester....if you're implying i "get down in the sewer" and make comments about munich you are sorely mistaken; all i am saying is michael owen was a part of the city of liverpool, experienced the tragedy of hillsborough, saw first hand the hatred and insensitivity of manchester united fans and still decided he could play for them, to me thats unforgivable

[brieflycake]

@orangenation64 it's not fair 2 condemn all man utd fans and players cus of a minority's actions. Man utd fans would probably say similar things about liverpool fans as liverpool fans say about manchester utd fans. I can see why u dislike some man utd fans after the low life things they said to u, but that doesnt make it fair to tar them all with the same brush. Owen did a good deed. He put the hatred behind and forgave man utd, & that could be an example for liverpool/man utd fans to follow

[orangenation64]

@brieflycake once again no response....typical

[orangenation64]

no response....figures....just talk a huge game then fade into the shadows when someone comes back at you with a legitimate point

[irishdan2007]

@brieflycake noone thinks they are judas for leaving the club, they think he is a judas for going to liverpools most fiercest rivals , rivals in football, rivals in business, the history goes back hundreds of years look it up. liverpool grew him and made him the player he is, liverpool adored him and he went and stabbed us in the back by playing for the club we all hate. THATS WHY!

[brieflycake]

yes but the point i am making is there is no need for that hatred, its petty and stupid. The only reasons you hate each other is because you are taught to hate each other. You wouldnt hate manchester if you came from london, or bristol, or newcastle or whatever. Its only because the hatred is passed down through the generations. You should have some respect 4 each other as good clubs.

[king4barcelona]

@brieflycake , michale owen dont betrayed liverpool but raferal benitz was one of sell him then owen has nothing wrong with bentiz

[thomasfk09]

@brieflycake Do you even understand the significance of the Manchester United v Liverpool rivalry?

[brieflycake]

@thomasfk09 significance of man u v liverpool rivalry? Gimme a break. Its pathetic. There is nothing wrong with friendly rivalry, but people saying that they want owen to "die from cancer" is just sick. Maybe if liverpudlians and Mancs got over their enormous ego, they might see there is no need to hate each other. Football isnt about hate, its about enjoying the game and good sportsmanship.

[thomasfk09]

@brieflycake People wishing that another person would die is outright wrong and I would never do it, but that's not what I'm saying here. Michael Owen came up through the Liverpool youth system, so he was not bought from another club like you're saying. He leaves for Real Madrid. Ok, at least he's not playing and scoring goals against Liverpool every year. But Michael Owen was an idol to and the face of Liverpool and when he moves to their rivals, what does that say about his love for Liverpool?

[thomasfk09]

@brieflycake It shows that he had none and he pretty much spat in the face of Liverpool supporters.

[brieflycake]

@thomasfk09 The fact that you see it that way shows you are taking football too seriously. Its only a game, who cares who he decides to play for. Good on him i say, i hope he continues to have a successful career. I dont see why scousers are so embittered. They made him a good player, and he scored many goals for them and became a liverpool legend. He doesnt owe liverpool anything more than that.

[thomasfk09]

@brieflycake Just to make things clear, I have a lot of respect for Owen and I still like him as a player, but I just can't root for him when he puts on a Manchester United Jersey.

[brieflycake]

@thomasfk09 Well thats fair enough, he doesnt play for your club anymore so there is no reason why you would. Its all the people who hate him and want him to die that i have a problem with.

[OnkelBeeenji]

@brieflycake I''m a lifelong Liverpool supporter, and i have to say, you couldnt be more wrong with what you're saying. Football is culture, and Liverpool as a club is worshiped by millions of fans all over the world. Players with a little empathy as well as social awareness understands u never join the ranks of the closest rivals. Some people do understand this, the ones who doesn't are the ones to be forgotten. Football is apparantly a lot more important for many people than you think it is.

[brieflycake]

@OnkelBeeenji Football is a game. You may enjoy it (as do i) but it remains a game. If you choose to make it your life, that is your choice, but just because you make it your life, doesnt mean everything within it suddenly becomes more significant. More significant to you perhaps, but not to the world. Owen moved clubs, end of story. and moving clubs, even if it is to the closest rival does not justify people saying they want him to "die" and "rot in hell"

[Cockel100]

@brieflycake you obviously know nothing about football rivalry and neither does those 12 people that liked ur post

[brieflycake]

@Cockel100 There is nothing wrong with friendly football rivalry. Its just the thugs and narrow minded pea brained chavs that spoil it.

[Cockel100]

That day i loved owen n i am gald for what he did for the club but it is unforgivable that he is in utd colours now...i don't care wat antone says

[alslevie1986]

I will forget what he did for Liverpool,he committed an act of treason by joining those inbred bastards.I wouldn't have cared if he joined Everton.They have had a number of Liverpool rejects.

[jorddogga]

have a cry, win a trophy. nough' said

[irfaanfr1]

Shud never hav left Liverpool 4 Madrid!

[airdulf]

arsenal fan here. michael owen was great for liverpool. 158 goals in just over 220 games says it all. And look at the reception he was afforded at anfield yesterday. I question the logic when a player such as Robbie Keane is afforded a more generous welcome back to Liverpool by supporters than Owen, a man who brought trophies to Anfield, even single-handedly on occasions. Such as the occasion above.

[randomjrr1422]

If you don't understand why Owen got the reception he did at Anfield, quite simply, it's because you don't understand the intense rivalry between the two clubs.

There is a respect for what Owen achieved at Liverpool, but even during his time at the club he was never adored the same way as Fowler or even Torres now.

There is also a cloud over the way he left the club. And now, for a man who came through the ranks at Liverpool to be playing for their rivals: of course he is going to get stick.

[Wade2193]

Basically it's because he joined Unitedm, one of our most intense rivals. It's as bad as him joining Everton. I won't forget what he's done for Liverpool though.

[IIQSPAT]

you fukin lunatic, dont try to sound so smart, you fuckin ripped that line off skysports pundits.

[hamskaters]

Owen is respected. But he kissed the badge. He made his commitment to Liverpool.

No-one in their right mind would join the mancs after playing for Liverpool. It's just insane.

[szewei85]

haha this is almost like the 6 minute injury time winner in the manchester derby...probably the most dramatic goal he ever scored...even more so than his other goals in 3 previous clubs...probably the best free transfer ever made by fergie while earning the single largest transfer profit in man utd history

[geoff7991]

owen a manc eh, unlike all the man u fans

[yodanz68]

owen shown his class today great finish the boy is oficially a manc god love him

[nai055]

zander i totally agree....i duno ive got this feeling ...if ancoletti plays sheva....he might come back to his class again

[bassist973]

Owen is a top notch player plagued by injury. he did wonders for us Reds but he lost his ability after a few serious injuries. now hes aged, weakend by injury, but hes still got that Owen spark. Im happy hes back playing serious football, but if I were a United fan, I really wouldn't expect the thrillers you saw back when he played for Liverpool. Good for Owen though.

[YellowStringStudios]

Well said.

[Prinxali]

Technically, considering the italian leagues, 30 is young. :)

Eto is 28 and hes quick as HELL!

You guys make 29-30 age seem so old. Look at anelka, how quick is he?

And we saw a thriller at the derby game :p

I wouldnt cross this guy out yet, hes still got 2 more years...

And after that, if god wills, he can play till 34, but using experience. Like pires and Inzaghi.

[zuluagapz]

agree with you , look at van der sar , he still is 1 of the best keepers , , Owen is 29

hope he wins cups with man.u

[wahwahpuddle]

a utd player now!!! Yay!!!

[UniKArmanI]

i want owen come back pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[zander469]

Owen is still a top class finisher and can still play for the top 4 and im not a liverpool fan saying this. Hes only 29. T.Henry is 31 and hes still bangin them in for Barca,. Just because strikers like Owen and Shevchenko go through a bad time it doesnt mean they are finished, they just need a good club (again see Thiery Henry at Barca)

[Bazmob33]

Spot on. I myself am an Arsenal fan and I still think he has great finishing ability. Sure, he may have lost his pace as he aged but that's the same with all players. Even during his time at Real Madrid he has a decent games to goals ratioeven though the majority of the time he was coming off the bench. Injury has played a part in his slight deterioration but so has playing for Newcastle. He's better than that.

[fuglyno1]

all you say is true, but you have to question his hunger. is he still hungry? seems like he cares more about racing horses than getting back up front for england where he belongs.

[nickymcd]

@zander469 It's not Owens age it's how the injuries have taken a toll on him. Henry has not been injury-ridden like Owen.

[PokerVT1]

@zander469

lol in hindsight you were wrong

[joss14lillis]

lol i remember hypia or someone saved it when henry shot as if he was the keeper the ball was going straight in then he handballed it off for a corner, and the ref gave a goal kick

[ForgedMemory]

It was Henchoz.

[AlphaDraconis7]

i remember this match...

arsenal completed raped us, and then owen practically won the cup on his own

[thomase534]

MIchael Owen why did he leave. Wish he wud come bac Michael. Wat a partnership Owen And Torres Wud Be.

[yusry9]

thx 4 upload and wish that owen come back to Liverpool.................

[CondeYNWA]

Michael lad whatever think of your move to Real Madrid or the way you conducted yourself during the sale, fact is those two goals were fucking huge and were part of another great day in our history and i am truely grateful to you for that.

So quickly people forget Robbie and Owen now we have Torres, but fact is those two were probably the greatest natural finishers ive seen in a Liverpool shirt (me being 18)

[zander469]

i agree with you totally

[5xlpoolx5]

1-0 down, 2-1 up, Michael Owen won the cup

with a top class paddy pass

gave the lad the ball

poor old arsenal won fuck all!

[Leechan08]

can he still flip

[pur33vil]

The commentator was right. We were totally outplayed that match and he won it for us

[woody12311]

Thanks for uploading.

[psmaylen14]

the greatest commentary of all time

[Xbulela]

That was an amazing goal. Had he stayed at Liverpool, he'd be a legend by now. Not that he isn't, but just ... we don't have the same feeling with as with Fowler. He's the Legend that never was I suppose. He's rumoured for United.