Video: Michael Owen wins penalty after getting booed by Liverpool fans during Carragher testimonial

September 4, 2010

The ‘loyal’ crowd of Anfield booed Michael Owen as he retuned to their stadium for the Jamie Carragher Testimonial. Owen won a penalty for Liverpool, but Carragher explains why he was forced to deny Owen of this opportunity to score at his old club:

“I asked the referee to give us a penalty before half-time because I was thinking about Michael as I wanted him to score – I totally forgot that people would want me to take one,” said Carragher. “He’s my best mate in football and I think it took a lot of courage to come back today and do it for me knowing he would take a lot of stick. But I think the crowd would have killed him if he’d taken the penalty listening to their reaction.”

Well done Scousers!