Owen confessed he is now living in Thierry Henry's shadow after Arsenal's unbeaten run to the Premiership. 

"I'd put France above Brazil now as the best, and Thierry Henry has taken striking to another level," he said. 

"But we are not in awe and we are not scared. We will give them respect but there is no fear. We are not going to over-hype them at all." 

Owen and Sven-Goran Eriksson's England squad, minus hamstring injury victim John Terry, completed their first full training session at their Lisbon base on Monday.