Former Liverpool participant Michael Owen has claimed that he doesn’t really feel welcome again at Anfield.
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However a suggestion the previous striker delivered in the Telegraph
Michael Owen presents Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold a serving to hand out of Anfield
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been linked with the identical Liverpool-Madrid change that Owen made (Picture credit score: Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Trent Alexander-Arnold has just lately been touted to comply with in Owen’s footsteps and, speaking to the Telegraph Liverpool man appeared a bit of too eager to help the full-back’s departure.
“Trent’s obtained my quantity,” Owen stated. “A number of of the lads have owned horses at my stables, however we typically don’t speak soccer except I’m working. However I might be on the finish of the cellphone for anybody who wished to debate it.”
Owen made his identify at Liverpool and offered them with baggage of objectives, too. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
With Alexander-Arnold’s present contract working out this summer season, and him being far and away crucial Liverpool-born participant on the membership, followers seeing Owen supply to facilitate a transfer away, even in a small method, is unlikely to spice up his standing.
However the former England ahead is sensible about what that transfer might do to the right-back’s popularity in his hometown, based mostly on his personal experiences of the identical transfer.
Owen stated: “No matter occurs he [Alexander-Arnold] must be thought to be a hero. Sadly, it does have an effect on the best way individuals view you. It would tarnish him in some eyes despite the fact that it shouldn’t.”
With the 44-year-old seemingly resigned to the best way he’s seen at Anfield himself, it seems Owen — who scored 158 objectives in 297 appearances
Owen complaining about his standing at Anfield, earlier than not lengthy afterwards providing considered one of their greatest — and homegrown — stars recommendation on leaving has understandably not gone down properly with Liverpool followers.
Nevertheless, in FourFourTwo ’s view, the parallels within the two gamers’ tales and their obvious present relationship make it unthinkable that the pair wouldn’t talk about the matter.
Owen might need been sensible to maintain it quiet within the nationwide press, although, if he needs an opportunity at mending relations with supporters of his former membership.
