‘They’ve done Michael Owen dirty’ – Fans loving BT Sport’s optical illusion as Peter Crouch towers over ex-Liverpool man
FANS were left feeling sorry for Michael Owen as he did punditry alongside Peter Crouch – and their height difference came into sharp contrast.
The pair were alongside Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport as they watched Liverpool’s ultimately unsuccessful attempt to turn the tie around against Real Madrid.
TwitterFans were snapping pictures off their TV as they revelled in the apparent height distortion between Peter Crouch and Michael Owen[/caption]
With the three former players gathered around the interactive tactics board to preview the game, fans noticed the contrasting heights between the pundits.
The clear difference was not helped by BT Sport’s camera angle, which made the difference appear ever more stark.
Owen is 5 ft 8in while the famously tall Crouch stands at 6ft 7in, and the former appeared to barely come to Crouch’s shoulder height in some shots.
And with the camera angle exaggerating things, fans could barely their glee at what they were seeing.
One said: “They’ve done Owen dirty here and I love it.”
Another ruthless fan asked: “How small is Michael Owen?”
Sharing the picture on their Twitter account, one viewer added: “Who decided to put Michael Owen next to Crouch?”
While another said pre-kick off: “The game is not going to be as good as Crouch standing next to Owen.”
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It ended up being a decent second-leg at the Bernabeu as Liverpool tried in vain to reverse last month’s Anfield mauling.
With Alisson making some outstanding saves, Real Madrid eventually won 1-0 thanks to Karim Benzema.
