Owen injury scare,new role for Gerrard (Reuters) Updated: 2006-05-30 10:44
England striker Michael Owen suffered an injury scare and was taken to
hospital for a scan on his thigh on Monday, British media reported.
Owen pulled out of training at Old Trafford but was later given the all-clear
to line up against Hungary in Tuesday's pre-World Cup friendly, reports said.
The scare came just hours after news that the next scan on the broken foot of
Wayne Rooney, Owen's fellow striker, had been brought forward a week to June 7.
Media speculated on Tuesday that if Rooney was ruled out of the World Cup,
defender Jamie Carragher would be called into the starting lineup as a midfield
anchor with Liverpool team mate and midfielder Steven Gerrard pushed into attack
behind Owen.
Such a system, which may be tried out against Hungary, would edge out a third
Liverpool player, lanky striker Peter Crouch.
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