Sunday 12th March 2006
ANFIELD ONLINE LFC NEWS

GERRARD DEMANDS OWEN RETURN

Steven Gerrard is not a man to mince his words, and has publicly stated that Peter Crouch will never be a prolific striker and that the club should do everything in its power to bring back Michael Owen.

"I know Michael Owen wanted to come here," Gerrard told the Sunday Times.

"I have got a good enough relationship with him to know that.

"That he didn't was down to Liverpool not making it happen, rather than Michael not wanting to come."

"It's difficult for me to say what difference he might have made the other night, but Michael Owen scores goals," added Gerrard.

"Domestically, in Europe and at international level he has proved that.

"Someone asked me after Wednesday's game if I would like him back, and it's a silly question ... of course I would love to have him back.

"Statistics don't lie - I'm not going to disguise the fact that we need a poacher. The problem we have got is obvious.

"Peter has never been prolific, and I don't think he is ever going to be.

"He's a target man, you will only get the maximum out of him if you play him alongside a prolific striker, and we have not got one at the moment."

Stevie G also suggested that Rafa needs to repay the faith that he himself showed to Liverpool.

"When all the speculation was happening about me, Rafa told me he wanted to be here at Liverpool for 10 years," Gerrard told the Sunday Express.

"So if that's the case he should not be going anywhere.

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