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Jake Polden

Michael Owen reveals his Philippe Coutinho worry ahead of Barcelona vs Liverpool

Michael Owen says Liverpool have to be careful of Philippe Coutinho cutting in on his right foot from the left and scoring this Wednesday.

The Barcelona midfielder is playing against his former team for the first time since his £142million transfer from Liverpool to La Liga in 2018.

Coutinho isn't quite living the dream he hoped he would be living when he put pen to paper with the Catalan giants.

But he has been selected to face the Reds in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, and former Liverpool star Owen says his old club need to be wary of him.

Michael Owen says Liverpool have to be careful of Philippe Coutinho (Twitter/btsportfootball)

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"He was fantastic at Liverpool, of course," Owen said on BT Sport.

"Liverpool are going to have to be careful with him today because he has a signature move, he loves coming inside from that left side, curling a ball in with his right foot.

The Barcelona midfielder is playing against his former team for the first time (Sportimage)

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"His creatively, I suppose, has been missed a little bit at Liverpool, but they have got a different style of play now.

"Of course it is Barcelona's game that he is here but he is always a fantastic player and very creative, I guess."

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