Saviour Michael Owen unhappy over Manchester United's drawn encounter with Bolton
Saviour Michael Owen unhappy over Manchester United's drawn encounter with Bolton
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Michael Owen scored his 200th goal in English club football as Manchester United twice came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw against Bolton in the Premier League yesterday.
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The draw saw United leapfrog Arsenal into second place in the table, three points behind league leaders Chelsea.
In a later kick-off, new Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier's first league match in charge of the Birmingham club saw them move up into fifth place as they won 2-1 away to Midlands rivals Wolves. Houllier was indebted to Emile Heskey for the second time in a week as the former England striker's late goal sealed victory after he inspired a midweek comeback League Cup win over Blackburn Rovers.
In Bolton, Owen expressed disappointment that Alex Ferguson's men had missed an opportunity to reduce Chelsea's lead to only a point after the champions were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City on Saturday.
"It's always a tough place to come. We created enough chances and dominated so we're disappointed to only get a point," Owen said, playing down the significance of his 200th goal in England.
"It's nice to score goals but it's obviously tinged with a bit of disappointment because we didn't get the three points."
Asked about failing to capitalise on Saturday's results, which saw both leaders Chelsea and Arsenal beaten, Ferguson added: "Teams drop points when we don't expect them.
"Away from home we've scored seven goals and only got three points, it's a very difficult league."
Bolton manager Owen Coyle added: "There is a tinge of disappointment but I'm very pleased with how the lads went about it."
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