Owen set to return

Michael Owen is under no illusions that he will receive a hostile reception at Anfield when he returns to Liverpool next weekend.

Former Liverpool hero Owen returns to Anfield for the first time with Manchester United next Sunday since his surprise switch to Old Trafford.

Owen has been warned by former Reds team-mate Jamie Carragher that he could be the subject of discontent from Liverpool fans for joining their arch-rivals.

The 29-year-old is fully expecting to receive jeers from the Liverpool faithful and he insists the reception will not bother him

Owen told the Mail on Sunday Magazine: "I'm human. I'd prefer people to sit down and recognise what you did for them and for the team in years gone past but I'm pretty realistic as well and now that I'm playing for their arch rivals... I'm not holding my breath, put it that way."