Owen set to miss out

Last updated : 08 January 2003 By Chris Maxwell
Houllier feels the frosty surface at Bramhall Lane would be too much of a risk to Owen's recuperation from a hamstring injury.

He said: "It's full of snow here and I want to be careful with Michael. Michael has trained properly and everything is fine with him.

"I think he will be involved at some point, but you have to remember he has had only one training session and I want to make sure he'll be okay for Aston Villa this weekend as well.

"The conditions will have to be taken into consideration."