Houllier defends Owen decision
Last updated : 27 October 2003 By Chris Maxwell
The 23-year-old regained his position as the Premiership's leading scorer with the opening goal in a fine 3-1 win for the club against Peter Reid's struggling Yorkshire side , but his substitution after less then an hour of the clash has led many to believe that under-fire manager Gerard Houllier gambled with the fitness of the England forward.
"Michael is fine. He only trained once on Friday and it paid off because he scored," insisted Houllier.
"That was my intention to play him for 60 minutes. It wasn't a gamble to play Michael as I never gamble with a player's health or fitness."
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