Coming off the bench gives French youngster an edge...
Manchester United striker Michael Owen has hailed the impact that Gabriel Obertan had on last night's Champions League victory at VfL Wolfsburg.
The French winger came on as a second-half substitute in Germany and helped clinch a 3-1 win with"It is great to come on after 70 minutes," Owen said, according to Press Association Sport.
"There are always a few tired legs you can use your fresh ones against.
"Gabriel is very quick and tricky as it is. But when he is playing against defenders who are tired he gets that little edge, which is what I have found out when I have come on. a fine dribble and cross for the second goal of Owen's hat-trick.
The 20-year-old was out with a back injury for the opening three months of this campaign but has now begun to show the kind of form that Owen thinks could play a crucial role for United.
"If you go back to 1999 [the Champions League final, when United beat Bayern Munich with two late goals], it was two substitutes that changed the game. More and more, substitutes are important because the further you get in the competitions the tighter the games become."
Last night's victory meant that United have now gone 15 away games unbeaten in the Champions League (excluding last year's final against Barcelona), something for which Owen feels they deserve tremendous credit.
"It is a cracking record," he added.
"There are no easy away games in the Champions League but our back four has been very solid for a few years now, long before I joined the club.
"This year it has had to be chopped and changed quite a lot so the guys back there deserve a lot of credit."
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