Late Owen winner costs bookies £1m
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Michael Owen's winning goal late in injury time of the derby between Manchester United and Manchester City on Sunday cost bookmakers William Hill over £1 million.
Owen struck the winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time to seal a 4-3 victory at Old Trafford.
William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe said in Reuters: "Had the referee blown 30 seconds or so earlier, at which point everyone other than United fans were convinced the game was over, we'd have been a substantial seven figure sum better off.
"We can only suppose that time passes more slowly at Old Trafford than anywhere else in the universe."
Owen struck the winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time to seal a 4-3 victory at Old Trafford.
William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe said in Reuters: "Had the referee blown 30 seconds or so earlier, at which point everyone other than United fans were convinced the game was over, we'd have been a substantial seven figure sum better off.
"We can only suppose that time passes more slowly at Old Trafford than anywhere else in the universe."
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