Houllier looks to Owen for goals against Auxerre

MICHAEL OWEN may well be a domestic pussycat when it comes to scoring goals at present, but Gerard Houllier has returned to his homeland praying Liverpool's young star will roar like a lion again in Europe.

The Anfield boss brings a team back to France for the first time aware that Owen's goalscoring power in European competition bares no resemblance to his current stuttering performances in the Barclaycard Premiership.

And Houllier will be hoping for a continuation of Owen's European scoring streak in the tiny Stade Abbe-Deschamps stadium in tonight's UEFA Cup fourth round first leg clash with Auxerre.