Manchester United striker
Michael Owen has explained why he first turned down manager
Sir Alex Ferguson as a teenager
15 years ago.
"I was quite nervous," he told the Observer. "You get
different types of players, some come through early, others late,
but I was one of the better kids hence I went round to quite a few
clubs. I met Glenn Hoddle at Chelsea and George Graham at Arsenal. It was nerve wracking – even then
Manchester United were a top, top team.
"But I had been at Liverpool from an early age and been living
away from home at Lilleshall [the FA Centre of Excellence].
Liverpool allowed me to travel and live at home. I didn't want to
move away and Manchester was just that little bit further."