Birthday boy Robbie Fowler is doing everything he can to make boss Rafael Benitez's decision about his future at Liverpool as difficult as possible. Fowler struck seconds before the break to secure the points against a defiant Bolton on his 31st birthday.
The Independent
Fowler hands Benitez timely reminder
Robbie Fowler celebrated his 31st birthday in the way he knows best: scoring a goal for his beloved Liverpool. But his happy return of a goal on each of his last three starts may still not be enough to bring the present he wants most of all.
Daily Telegraph
Winner no big deal for Fowler
This match was a tale of two forwards, one edging himself ever closer to a new deal, the other to the exit door; one little, the other large; one old, the other young; one loved, the other loathed; one inspired, the other insipid. Call them the birthday boy and the boo boy.
The Times
Fowler leads Liverpool back into the 70s
Happy birthday, Robbie Fowler. The Liverpool striker was 31 yesterday and could celebrate last night content that he had produced this drab occasion's only moment likely to linger in the memory.
The Guardian