Owen doubtful for United clash with 'dead back'

Liverpool strikerMichael Owen is an injury doubt for Saturday's premier leaguetrip to Manchester United after sustaining a "dead…

Liverpool strikerMichael Owen is an injury doubt for Saturday's premier leaguetrip to Manchester United after sustaining a "dead back" playingfor England against Turkey on Wednesday.

"I got a knee in my back in the first half and it stiffenedup," Owen said on the Liverpool website on Thursday after beingsubstituted 58 minutes into the 2-0 win in Sunderland.

"I probably should have come off at halftime to be honestbut I carried on. I then fell on my back in the second half andcouldn't continue.

"It remains to be seen whether I'm fit to play on Saturday.It normally takes a couple of days to recover from a dead legbut this is a dead back. I've never had a dead back before."

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If Owen is not fit, Czech striker Milan Baros is his mostlikely replacement against title-chasing United.