da bwin： Brendan Rodgers insisted that Liverpool FC were never in the market for Michael Owen this summer.
da pixbet： Owen was heavily linked with a move back to Anfield, as the Reds failed to bring in striking reinforcements on transfer deadline day and reports suggested that Rodgers was weighing up a move for the out of contract striker before Stoke City moved in.
It was never an option for Brendan Rodgers who maintained that if he didn’t land the transfer targets he wanted, then he was always going to stick with what he had got and give the youngsters at the club a chance:
“Liverpool didn’t consider Michael Owen, and if we didn’t get the targets that we hoped to get in the transfer window, I was going to go with what I had.
“There’s no point putting money into the academy and then not giving young players a chance. Look at the impact Raheem Sterling has made as a 17-year-old. All I’ve given him is an opportunity and he’s gone on and taken it.
“We’ve got a number of other young talents and hopefully over the coming months we can see them and see how they flourish.” (Metro)
Liverpool travel to the Stadium of Light this afternoon in their attempts to record their first win of the season.