Michael Owen says West Ham star Jarrod Bowen is the player of the season ahead of Liverpool hero Mohamed Salah.
West Ham and Liverpool are looking back to their respective bests so far this season.
And it is no co-incidence given the form oftheir star goalscorers Jarrod Bowen and Mohamed Salah.
The Hammers and Liverpool forwards share many similarities and Bowen has admitted he very much looks up to Salah as the benchmark.
Owen says Bowen is player of the season ahead of Salah
Well Bowen is surpassing one of his main role models so far this term according to one former Liverpool man.
Michael Owen says West Ham star Bowen is the player of the season ahead of Liverpool hero Salah.
Giving his verdict on the Premier League’s official website alongside a host of other pundits, Owen has explained why he has chosen West Ham’s main man as his pick over Liverpool’s Egyptian king.
“Mo Salah is having another great season but I’m going for Jarrod Bowen,” Owen said when asked to name his player of the season at the halfway stage.
‘Incredibly efficient’
“He has been hugely influential in West Ham’s success.
“Playing from the right, through the middle or a hybrid of the two, he is their chief goal threat.
“He’s been incredibly efficient in front of goal and already has 11 Premier League goals – just one short of his personal best of 12 in a single top-flight season.”
Owen might be risking the wrath of Liverpool fans by picking Bowen over Salah.
Refreshingly unbiased
But it is a refreshingly unbiased take from a pundit that’s very difficult to argue against.
Owen isn’t the only top pundit to shower Bowen with praise.
Another former Liverpool man Jamie Carragher and his Sky Sports colleague Gary Neville both picked the West Ham star in their team of season.
Neville controversially named four strikers in his side with Erling Haaland, Salah and Son Heung-min alongside him.
You can read what both had to say on their picks here.
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