Wayne Rooney makes Michael Owen comment as he settles debate

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And I did smile," before adding: "The only person you could possibly compare me to in our country is Wayne Rooney." Rooney, in response to Owen's remarks, explained: "I think his comments are fair. But, I'd never judge myself against Michael Owen because he's someone I actually looked up to and had the pleasure of playing alongside." After a nationwide debate over who was the superior player, it seems Rooney has now put the argument to bed.

On Saturday evening's Match of the Day, following Bukayo Saka's 100th goal involvement during Arsenal's 2-0 victory over West Ham, Gabby Logan presented a chart of players who have achieved the same feat and the number of games it took them. Michael Owen has backed himself to be the better player at a younger age (Image: Getty Images) The presenter added: "You're just behind Michael Owen, he's top of the pops there, for players with 100 Premier League goal involvements and how few games they've got there - 153 for Michael, 187 for you, 212 for Bukayo." To which, Rooney replied, "Yeah, I think that clearly shows that Michael was a better player than I was at that age," before erupting with laughter.

He then added: "But no, I think for Saka, he's such an important player for Arsenal and for England. "I think over the last three or four years, he's probably been Arsenal's most important player.