Overview
- Owen told the BBC he believes Liverpool remain the league's best side when comparing each team's peak performance.
- Liverpool sit sixth in the table, 19 points behind leaders Arsenal with nine league games to play.
- He said Arsenal are likely champions this season yet claimed they are not close to the level Liverpool showed last year.
- Liverpool's defeat in Istanbul was the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie and marked their 13th loss in all competitions this season.
- Football365 condemned Owen's stance as biased, likening it to partisan commentary from other former players.