I'm no massive lover of our Michael but just on the 'main gig' point, he's actually the global equivalent of what Gary Neville is in the UK. He works for Premier League Productions, so with Steve Bower, fronts the coverage of English football around the world. They rotate second guests, but Owen is there every game.
I know the UK sees him with Webb, but that's because Sky buys that programme in.
For what it's worth, I think he does a good job presenting.
I've mentioned it before, but I remember the cheer he got when the youth team were presented with their FA Cup winning medals at half time during a first team match. All of the other players got a cheer, but when they finally came to him and his name was announced there was an ovation. He was 16 at the time. Everyone knew this kid was going to be a future star for Liverpool. He would have gone to school on Monday buzzing.
It is a pity the way it all went, but I have definitely softened towards him.
He was always a bit too full of himself, to tell the truth.