Houllier praises penalty king

Owen has come under a lot of criticism following five misses from his last seven from the penalty spot.

But he confidently placed the ball on the spot and beat Kasey Keller to guarantee victory.

"Michael showed a lot of strength of character to take that penalty," said Houllier. "It shows that at 22 he can do that - it was not an easy penalty to take.

"We weren't 5-0 up. It was a penalty in the last minutes against a very good team; it was a credit to him."



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