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Owen "Fresh And Hungry" For Toon
Written by Newcastle Utd
Magpie Michael says he'll return fitter and stronger from knee injury
MICHAEL Owen says he is "fresh and hungry" to resume his Newcastle United career when he finally returns from a serious knee injury.
The Magpies' record signing has been missing all season after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament while representing England at the World Cup finals in Germany last summer.
Writing in The Times, Michael said: "People always ask of any player who has been out for a long time whether he will come back the same.
"My response is to say that I expect to be fitter and stronger.
"Assisted by some excellent people around me at Newcastle, I have used the rehabilitation period to strengthen all sorts of areas - and not just the injured knee."
Despite the long absence, Owen is keen to buildon an impressive return of seven goals in only ten starts for United.
He continued: "You always look for the positives and, after quite a relentless programme since I was 17, the break has given me a new drive to succeed.
"I am fresh and hungry to resume my career at Newcastle."
