Steven Gerrard played with Owen for many years. Gerrard told FourFourTwo Magazine: “I don’t like Owen playing for Manchester United. It’s weird and doesn’t look right. I played with him in the red of Liverpool since I was 10, so to see him in the red of United is difficult for me.”

Gerrard added: “Obviously it was a chance he needed to take so I wish him well personally but I do not want United to do well at all.”

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“We had contact with different people and were analysing the situation. But if you want to play Torres and Gerrard there is not always a lot of space for other players. When I brought back Robbie Fowler it was a different situation. We were looking for someone who could understand his role clearly and he was a good finisher”.

Benitez continues, “But we have a World Cup coming up and all the top players want to play. In his position it would be hard for Owen to play every week at Liverpool.”

The 29-year-old striker played for Liverpool during eight glorious seasons (1996-2004) at Anfield of his career scored 158 goals in all competitions. Owen was part of the Liverpool side that won the FA Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Cup in 2001 and was awarded the prestigious Ballon d’Or in the same year.

Owen moved to Real Madrid for £8 million in mid-2004 but was frequently used as a substitute. In spite of this, he scored 13 goals in La Liga and had the season’s highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. He returned to England the following season, joining Newcastle United (2005-2009) for £16 million.

On 3 July 2009, it was announced that Owen had signed a two-year deal with Premier League champions, Manchester United. Owen had also been linked with Hull City, Stoke City, Everton, and Aston Villa, before signing for United, and he said that the approach from manager Alex Ferguson came from “out of the blue”.

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Last Night Steven Gerrard suggested that Liverpool bosses should bring back Michael Owen. 29-year-old Reds Captain would love to see Newcastle striker return to Anfield.

Steven Gerrard believes it would help kick-start his flagging international career. He said to reporters, “If we can keep Torres fit and add a bit more quality into our squad, we feel we can become champions. I am a big fan of Michael, a good friend of his, and I would love to see him get a move away from Newcastle to a bigger club and put his England career back on track.”

Michael Owen is now out of contract, He has been dumped by England boss Fabio Capello after struggling for fitness and form all season with the relegated Geordies.

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