Whatever absence does for the heart, it is a fail-safe method of elevating a reputation. Michael Owen, having made his England comeback in the incongruous setting of Turf Moor on Friday night, returns to the senior squad to face Brazil with Steve McClaren suggesting his impact is comparable to that of Thierry Henry. Once, the comparison would have flattered the Frenchman, but that has long ceased to be the case. McClaren's hyperbole is, not for the first time, misplaced.
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