Former Liverpool participant Michael Owen has claimed that he doesn’t really feel welcome again at Anfield.
Talking to the Athletic about travelling to the bottom, he revealed: “I don’t really feel as if I’m welcomed or beloved and it bloody hurts, so I want to keep away from it.”
However a proposal the previous striker delivered in the Telegraph in a separate interview definitely received’t do a lot to thaw relations at his boyhood membership.
Michael Owen presents Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold a serving to hand out of Anfield
Trent Alexander-Arnold has not too long ago been touted to comply with in Owen’s footsteps and, speaking to the Telegraph, the previous Liverpool man appeared somewhat too eager to help the full-back’s departure.
“Trent’s acquired my quantity,” Owen stated. “A number of of the lads have owned horses at my stables, however we usually don’t discuss soccer until I’m working. However I might be on the finish of the cellphone for anybody who wished to debate it.”
With Alexander-Arnold’s present contract working out this summer season, and him being far and away a very powerful Liverpool-born participant on the membership, followers seeing Owen provide to facilitate a transfer away, even in a small manner, 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 fame in his hometown, based mostly on his personal experiences of the identical transfer.
Owen stated: “No matter occurs he [Alexander-Arnold] must be considered a hero. Sadly, it does have an effect on the best way folks view you. It would tarnish him in some eyes although 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 for the Reds — simply needs to assist Alexander-Arnold do what’s greatest for him.
Owen complaining about his standing at Anfield, earlier than not lengthy afterwards providing one in all their greatest — and homegrown — stars recommendation on leaving has understandably not gone down nicely with Liverpool followers.
Nevertheless, in FourFourTwo’s view, the parallels within the two gamers’ tales and their obvious current relationship make it unthinkable that the pair wouldn’t focus on the matter.
Owen may need been smart to maintain it quiet within the nationwide press, although, if he needs an opportunity at mending relations with supporters of his former membership.