Anfield would welcome Owen back says Gerrard

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2004

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) — Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard said that he and the fans at Anfield would welcome fellow England international Michael Owen back to Merseyside.

Owen made what was expected to be a dream move to Real Madrid in the summer, with Gerrard himself turning down a move to Chelsea.

But Owen has struggled at the Bernabeu, and after starting in Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Deportivo La Coruna he was substituted after just 52 minutes, and is now reported to have suffered a "slight muscle strain."

And Gerrard said that Owen would be welcomed back to England.

He told Liverpoolfc.tv: "Of course I would welcome him back. He is a good friend of mine off the pitch and I love playing with Michael Owen. He is a world-class footballer, why wouldn't...

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