Fowler strikes to strengthen case for a new contract

Blackburn 0 Liverpool 1

But the latest line on the Liverpool striker's CV provoked an angry response from a Blackburn Rovers side whose Champions League hopes have now all but disappeared.

Anxious to earn a new contract and extend his second stay at Anfield, Fowler responded forcefully to Rafael Benitez's musings that he remains undecided about the striker's future.