Wolfsburg crash out as Owen fires

Michael Owen scored a famous hat-trick as Manchester United made light of their injury woes to record a memorable win over German champions Wolfsburg.

The former Liverpool frontman has not made quite the impression many people expected when he arrived from Newcastle in the summer. But the 29-year-old has now taken his tally to seven and Ferguson said: "It was a fantastic performance. Michael's finishing and positional play were superb.