She is blamed for another current problem - the housing crisis - by Owen Jones in the Independent.

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"He saw, from our point of view, the necessity of dealing with this problem and he put his weight behind it, " Lord Owen said.

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United brought on Michael Owen for Ryan Giggs at the start of the second half, a bid to address the problem of Rooney's isolation up front.

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There were rumours England might turn to Owen Hargreaves, the man Barry replaced in the team in September 2007, but a knee problem has restricted the Manchester United midfielder to only one minute of first-team football in 19 months.

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Dr Steadman can count Ruud van Nistelrooy and Michael Owen among his high-profile clients and now United hope he can cure Hargreaves's recurring tendinitis problem.

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The big problem is that they have never had a 20-goals-a-season striker since Michael Owen left.

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Owen did not report for England duty on Friday due to a virus while Jenas is out with an ankle problem.

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