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Ex-Liverpool forward says Haaland and Mbappe ‘don’t compare’ to Owen

Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has made a bizarre claim about Erling Braut Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

The Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain forwards shone in the Champions League in midweek, sparking talk that they will be the dominant force in football over the next few years.

The pair have been tipped to have the same impact as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but Heskey has poured cold water on that prediction.

Speaking to talkSPORT, Heskey said that Haaland and Mbappe are not in the same league as a young Michael Owen.