I don't think Fergie ever signed a Liverpool player.
Get the feeling he'd have rather chop his nads off than admit they had something he wanted.
As ridiculous as it sounds, I genuinely think Fergie put Owen on the bench vs. Barca in CL final instead of Berbatov, to just rub it in Liveprool's face if they won and Owen could get a minute. Simply can't think of any other possible reason for it.
Yes, that is ridiculous. He moaned about UEFA not allowing more than 7 substitutes for a final, during the pre-match interview on ITV.