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Owen wakes up and smells goals
Newcastle United, 13:50, April 29, 2009 ,
Michael Owen is confident he can wake up in front of goal and score again for Newcastle - starting against his old club Liverpool.
The Magpies head to title-chasing Liverpool on Sunday in desperate search of an unlikely win that would hand them a major boost in their fight to avoid relegation.
Alan Shearer's men are currently three points from safety with just the four games left following the goalless draw with Portsmouth on Monday and head to Anfield this weekend bereft of confidence.
However, Owen, who makes a return to the club where he scored 158 goals in all competitions between 1996 and 2004, insists he can blast Toon out of the bottom three.
The 29-year-old has found the net just once in his last 14 games but he is sure the goals will return.
Owen said: "I wake up and know where I stand in terms of performances, my standing in the game, the goals I will score given the opportunities and everything else.
"I have been around a long time and everyone knows if I get chances I will score goals.
"We understand the criticism we've received for where we are in the table, but we also know for a fact we are a better team than we are showing on a regular basis.
"We have to be brave and positive. We go to Liverpool and we finish the season at Aston Villa, and if we can get some points from those games we'll grasp them."