No Koppite needs telling of Michael Owen's value to his club, yet two goals were as sharp a reminder as the blank drawn in his absence last week at Leicester. More
Guardian
Owen too sharp for Blackburn
Previously this season, there had been two games between these teams that could only be described as pitch battles. At Anfield yesterday came the unconditional surrender from an abject Blackburn Rovers.
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The Times
Owen rekindles Liverpool hope
It struck Anfield without warning and seemed to take everyone by surprise, but for 25 compelling minutes, Liverpool looked exactly like a team worthy of a place in the Champions League.
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Daily Telegraph
Owen strikes twice to push Rovers into 'precarious' position
Graeme Souness, the Blackburn Rovers manager, has maintained throughout the season that his team are not too good to be relegated. On the basis of yesterday's performance, he is absolutely right.
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Independent
