Owen: Henry's the top man
Michael Owen believes Thierry Henry is the Premiership's all-time greatest player.
Michael Owen believes Thierry Henry is the Premiership's all-time greatest player.
Owen, fighting his way back to fitness after suffering a cruciate ligament injury during the World Cup in Germany, also admits to being an admirer of Chelsea's Andrei Shevchenko.
Speaking exclusively in the February edition of the Sky Sports Magazine, Owen says: "The player that always impresses me is Thierry Henry. He's probably the best player to have ever graced the Premiership."
The two have yet to come face-to-face in the Premiership this season but Owen is targeting a return in time to line-up against the Frenchman when Arsenal visit St James' Park on 9th April.
"If it remains a steady progression I'm hoping to be back in April," said Owen. "But the real test will come when we get nearer the time."
Should the England striker's rehabilitation go to plan then Owen could well play against Shevchenko's Chelsea before the season ends. The champions are also due to visit Newcastle in April.
And Owen can't understand why the Ukrainian is getting such a hard time from his critics.
"I'm a big fan of Shevchenko. It's amazing that people are questioning him. He is one of the greats of the modern game," Owen said.
The Owen interview is one of a number of top features in the February edition of the Sky Sports Magazine, delivered free to all Sky Sports subscribers. Here's a taste of what to expect
- Darts - Raymond van Barneveld and the Dutch darts phenomenon
- Rugby League - Super League season preview
- Football - Ruud Gullit's exclusive Champions League knock-out stages preview
- NBA - Luol Deng and the foreign invasion in the NBA
- Cricket - 2006 and the record amount of runs scored at Test level, Mohammad Yousuf broke Viv Richards' record for runs in a year
- Boxing - Earnie Shavers, about whom Muhammad Ali said "Earnie Shavers hit me so hard, he shook my kinfolk back in Africa"
There's also a competition to win a VIP weekend break to watch the stars of Raw and Smackdown when WWE comes to London in the spring.
If you've still not entered the January competition to win a dream sporting weekend with tickets to watch the FA Cup final, Heineken Cup final and England's cricketers take on the West Indies at Lord's then do not worry. Click here to find the competition entry form.
And if you enjoyed reading January's edition - or feel there's something we could do better - please use the feedback box below to let us know what you thought.
