Indeed, there's little doubt that Liverpool currently looks even more impressive than Real Madrid, the team that has potentially turned Alexander-Arnold's head.

He came through the Liverpool academy before trading away his hero status for a move to Real Madrid, so the parallels could hardly be any more obvious.

"Trent has got my number if he wants to talk to me, I’ve got his number too," Owen told Boyle Sports, who offer the latest Cheltenham betting.



Michael Owen moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid.

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"It will tarnish your reputation with Liverpool fans, whether you like it or not.

Whether me and Steve McManaman like it or not, if we had stayed at Liverpool for the rest of our careers, people would love us more than they love us now, that’s fair enough."

Of course, Owen only irreversibly tanked his legacy when he elected to play for Manchester United years later.

But he's right that the move to Real Madrid alone denied him a place in the pantheon of Liverpool greats, even before any of that unfolded.
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