However, Owen reckons Jose Mourinho is not the man to bring the best out of the Chile international.
He told the Daily Mail: “I’m not convinced about Jose and the way attacking players under his tutelage struggle.
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“I think if you look across the road at Pep Guardiola, some of the player’s he improved and made better – the Sterlings of this world – you actually feel they flourish under him.
“You go through all the attacking talent Jose Mourinho has had over the years, I don’t think too many of them have blossomed into real world class players.
“If anything, they go the other way.”
Owen used Anthony Martial as an example of a player who has failed to reach his potential under the Portuguese coach.
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He said: “I’m not sure if players like Martial can have that freedom to express themselves in Mourinho teams. They’re very structured teams.
“Jose Mourinho teams are functional teams, they never get you off the edge of your seat.”
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