Michael Owen: Starting at United might have been a better move
Former Liverpool striker Owen says he could have won more trophies and ended up with fewer injuries had he started with Red Devils
Michael Owen said he might have won more trophies and suffered fewer injuries had he joined Manchester United as a youngster rather than Liverpool, though he has no regrets about starting his career with the Anfield club.
Owen burst on to the scene as a 17-year-old with Liverpool, scoring 158 goals in 297 games for the Reds from 1996 to 2004.
But his career has been blighted by injuries and, in an interview with BBC, he said United's bigger squad may have prevented him from playing too many matches at too young an age.
"I had the choice to join Manchester United when I was a kid but I chose Liverpool. Yes, I could be playing a bit longer, might have had a few more medals in a pocket but who knows?
"I would not swap my time at Liverpool - they were my best years."
The 33-year-old Stoke and ex-England striker said he would call time on his playing days come the finish of the current English campaign.