On-fire Owen ready to rattle Reds

NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness is hoping £17m striker Michael Owen will return to former club Liverpool on St. Stephen’s Day and remind the Anfield faithful of exactly what they are missing.

The 26-year-old England hitman, who had spent more than half his life with the Merseyside giant before his shock move to Real Madrid in the summer of last year, will return for the first time on Monday.

If Owen's move to Spain proved unpopular with sections of the club's support, who had seen him plunder 158 goals in 297 appearances, Newcastle's swoop to bring him back to the Premiership in August with their club not prepared to meet the asking price was almost unbearable.