Owen closes in on goal century

Last updated : 21 April 2003 By Chris Maxwell
The 23-year-old has scored 24 goals in all competitions for the Reds this season - just three short of his best total of 27 set last season.

Owen openly admits that a strict training regime, which was set up to bring to an end his troublesome hamstring injuries, has held him back at times this season.

His form often suffered as a result of his intense focus on his hamstrings, but it now seems that Owen has finally overcome the one injury that has plagued his career.

Despite a barren run of just one goal in fourteen games earlier in the campaign, Owen could well reach yet another landmark today in a glittering Anfield career.