The former Arsenal man scored his first goal for the Reds in the 7-0 rout against Maribor in the Champions League last night.

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold were all on target in Slovenia.

But Owen is not convinced Oxlade-Chamberlain can force his way into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans.

“It’s not easy (for Oxlade-Chamberlain) – how do you get in ahead of players like Salah and Coutinho?” he told BT Sport.

“He’s an attacking midfielder, I know he’s played in the centre before but at the minute, how does he get in?

“He’s got to be better than the others but he’s not better than those. That’s what’s he’s up against – it won’t be easy.

“It’s competitive, they’ve got big squads nowadays.

“He will get a chance throughout the season and he will have to take it. He just has do it every time and even then it might not be enough.”

Liverpool now top Group E after recording their first Champions League win of the season.

Spartak Moscow are second with Sevilla third but there is only one point separating them.

Next up for the Reds is a Premier League clash with Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday.