Steven Gerrard believes he had an telepathic connection with Michael Owen on the pitch, but his one regret was that they didn’t play longer together.
Gerrard who played with some world-class strikers throughout his career believed the pair were on same wavelength every time they took to the playing arena.
The Mirror via Sky Sports reported Gerrard as saying:
“I played with Michael when I was quite young, I’d have liked to have played with Michael further on into our careers when we were both at our prime.
“I didn’t even have to look when I was crossing the ball, I didn’t have to look twice to see if he was running.
“I always knew Michael was on the same page and wavelength.
The talismanic former captain also loved the connection with Fernando Torres, but felt with Luis Suarez it was a bit different as he was playing a different role.
“I had that same connection with Torres when I moved further up and played in that more advanced role as a no. 10.
“My role with Suarez was different because I was deeper. I think Suarez had other talents around him, i.e. Coutinho and Sturridge who were capable of creating as well so there was less onus on myself.
“I’d say Michael Owen and Torres were the two that I thought got the best out of me as a No 8 midfielder.”
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