Former England international Michael Owen delights Shropshire pub-goers
Former England striker Michael Owen delighted pub-goers and staff alike as he enjoyed a meal at a Shropshire pub before heading to the races with friends.
The former Liverpool and England footballing ace stopped off at the Queens at Horton country pub near Telford on Friday for a meal with friends before attending Wolverhampton races.
Pub manager Tom Broome said Owen was "really polite and funny" and more than happy to pose with excited fans.
Mr Broome said: "He was going to the horse races in Wolverhampton when he stopped here for a meal with a few friends beforehand.
"I've got to say he was really sound. He was really polite and funny.
"He was more than happy to have a chat and have pictures with the families who were in the pub at the time.
"I managed to have a chat with him about the football too, although I support West Ham.
"He was a really nice bloke. We were happy to welcome him to the pub."
Following his stop off, the pub posted a picture on their Facebook page of the star the following day posing with staff behind the bar - which was 'liked' by more than 600 people.
The caption read: "What a fantastic day yesterday, not only did we raise over £600 for Macmillan at the coffee morning, we had England's finest no.10 at our establishment!!! We were all a bit star struck!!!"
