Michael Owen STILL thinks Raheem Sterling is better than Mesut Ozil

Pundit sticks to his guns

Mesut Ozil and Raheem Sterling (GETTY IMAGES)

Michael Owen was ridiculed by Piers Morgan when he originally stated he believed Raheem Sterling to be a better player than Mesut Ozil.

So the BT Sport pundit and former Manchester United striker could be forgiven if he'd had a change of heart.

But despite evidence contrary to his view point building in the meantime, most notably the contrasting performances of Sterling and Ozil as Liverpool exited the FA Cup and Arsenal reached the final, Owen stands by his original assertion.

Asked on BT Sport whether he still thought Sterling was better, he replied: "Oh yes, definitely I think so."

Whilst Owen conceded that Ozil is "a very good player", the former striker who Morgan suggested should be "retired", refused to budge despite acknowledging how impressive Arsenal have been of late.