Danny Murphy hesitates when deciding if Michael Owen is a Liverpool legend

Michael Owen made headlines for doubting Harry Kane’s legacy, but now his own has been called into question. The former Liverpool striker derided Kane’s decision to trade Tottenham for Bayern Munich in 2023, saying winning the Bundesliga didn’t mean as much as becoming the Premier League’s top scorer. Owen sparked headlines with his critique of Kane and doubled down on his comments when speaking to talkSPORTtalkSPORT However, his Liverpool legacy has now been questioned thanks to a similar move abroadGetty Images - Getty Owen even went as far as calling the England captain ‘nuts’ simply responding ‘and…?’ when Kane’s German league title was used as reasoning for the move. However, talkSPORT host Simon Jordan was keen to point out a tad of hypocrisy in Owen’s comments, arguing that his failed move to Real Madrid 2004 was a similar venture. “He could’ve been Liverpool’s greatest goalscorer but he decided to go to Real Madrid and sit on the bench,” Jordan said. “It’s talking for talking’s sake, he went to Madrid and thought there was an opportunity and he gave up the opportunity to be Liverpool’s all-time scorer.” Such comments brought Owen’s legacy into doubt, and former teammate Danny Murphy was asked to give his view on whether the Chester-born striker is a Liverpool legend. “Not in many fans’ eyes,” he said before being asked directly for his own opinion. Pausing for a second, Murphy then responded: “Yeah, I think he would be for what he achieved.” Murphy was born two years before Owen and played with him 196 times, the fourth most of any of his teammates. Watching him burst on the scene for a stunning 118 league goals in 216 games, Owen looked well on course to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League scoring record before departing for Madrid. Later joining Newcastle, it was Owen’s switch to rivals Manchester United in 2009 that fully tarnished his legacy, and Murphy admits the wider fanbase likely hasn’t forgiven him. Owen had a fearsome goalscoring record at Liverpool Murphy thinks Owen is a Reds legend, but admits most fans likely won’t agreegetty Asked how the 45-year-old is remembered back home on Merseyside, he responded: “Not particularly well. “There’s still a core group of Liverpool fans who remember him well and how good he was because when he did what he did he was one of the best in the world. “He won the Ballon d’Or and was winning games on his own, he was doing things I’ve never seen a player at that age do. “He was terrifying, it made your life easy playing on the same pitch as him. I’ve got a lot of respect for him.” Owen is one of only four post-war players to play for Liverpool and United, and the only to have ever done it as a Scouser. Murphy doesn’t think he could have ever made such a switch, and even revealed one occasion where a similar opportunity came up. Murphy couldn’t have done what Owen didtalkSPORT “I don’t think so,” he said regarding the move to Manchester. He then added: “When I was told I could leave Liverpool, Everton came in for me and I spoke to Moysie [David Moyes] but I couldn’t do it, something in me stopped me doing it.”

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Danny Murphy hesitates when deciding if Michael Owen is a Liverpool legend

Michael Owen made headlines for doubting Harry Kane’s legacy, but now his own has been called into question.

The former Liverpool striker derided Kane’s decision to trade Tottenham for Bayern Munich in 2023, saying winning the Bundesliga didn’t mean as much as becoming the Premier League’s top scorer.

Owen sparked headlines with his critique of Kane and doubled down on his comments when speaking to talkSPORT

However, his Liverpool legacy has now been questioned thanks to a similar move abroad

Owen even went as far as calling the England captain ‘nuts’ simply responding ‘and…?’ when Kane’s German league title was used as reasoning for the move.

However, talkSPORT host Simon Jordan was keen to point out a tad of hypocrisy in Owen’s comments, arguing that his failed move to Real Madrid 2004 was a similar venture.

“He could’ve been Liverpool’s greatest goalscorer but he decided to go to Real Madrid and sit on the bench,” Jordan said.

“It’s talking for talking’s sake, he went to Madrid and thought there was an opportunity and he gave up the opportunity to be Liverpool’s all-time scorer.”

Such comments brought Owen’s legacy into doubt, and former teammate Danny Murphy was asked to give his view on whether the Chester-born striker is a Liverpool legend.

“Not in many fans’ eyes,” he said before being asked directly for his own opinion.

Pausing for a second, Murphy then responded: “Yeah, I think he would be for what he achieved.”

Murphy was born two years before Owen and played with him 196 times, the fourth most of any of his teammates.

Watching him burst on the scene for a stunning 118 league goals in 216 games, Owen looked well on course to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League scoring record before departing for Madrid.

Later joining Newcastle, it was Owen’s switch to rivals Manchester United in 2009 that fully tarnished his legacy, and Murphy admits the wider fanbase likely hasn’t forgiven him.

Owen had a fearsome goalscoring record at Liverpool

Murphy thinks Owen is a Reds legend, but admits most fans likely won’t agree

Asked how the 45-year-old is remembered back home on Merseyside, he responded: “Not particularly well.

“There’s still a core group of Liverpool fans who remember him well and how good he was because when he did what he did he was one of the best in the world.

“He won the Ballon d’Or and was winning games on his own, he was doing things I’ve never seen a player at that age do.

“He was terrifying, it made your life easy playing on the same pitch as him. I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”

Owen is one of only four post-war players to play for Liverpool and United, and the only to have ever done it as a Scouser.

Murphy doesn’t think he could have ever made such a switch, and even revealed one occasion where a similar opportunity came up.

“I don’t think so,” he said regarding the move to Manchester.

He then added: “When I was told I could leave Liverpool, Everton came in for me and I spoke to Moysie [David Moyes] but I couldn’t do it, something in me stopped me doing it.”