Eriksson wants Owen at United

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON believes it would be “good for England” if Michael Owen signs for Manchester United.

The England striker, who was not a first-team regular at Real Madrid last season, has dropped even further down the Bernabeu pecking order following the summer arrivals of Brazilian pair Robinho and Julio Baptista.

Real Madrid are prepared to let him go and Owen revealed yesterday he has had “brief dialogue with three or four Premiership clubs” about a possible return to the Barclays Premiership.