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Michael Owen: 'We will bounce back'

Michael Owen: 'We will bounce back'
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Michael Owen admits that Manchester United's defeat to Manchester City was "a big kick in the teeth".

Manchester United striker Michael Owen is confident that the Red Devils can "bounce back" after their crushing defeat to Manchester City last Sunday.

The Premier League champions were hammered 6-1 at Old Trafford at the weekend, but managed to defeat Aldershot 3-0 in the Carling Cup last night.

"The laughs and the jokes have quietened down a little bit," Owen told Sky Sports News. "It focused the mind and sometimes you need a kick in the teeth to get going again and concentrate on the basics again.

"It was a big kick in the teeth, as everyone knows, and we are eager to bounce back.

"We were a little bit under pressure, with the result at the weekend, and as much as you say no-one here started at the weekend, we still have Man United's reputation to look after in many ways."

The Red Devils travel to Merseyside on Saturday to take on Everton in the Premier League.

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