LISBON'S RONALDO FANCIES LIVERPOOL SWITCH

Sporting Lisbon starlet Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted his desire to play for Liverpool and confessed that he would relish playing alongside England striker Michael Owen.

The Anfield club have been linked with a move for the talented 18-year-old and are believed to be in talks with the SuperLiga giants.

"Liverpool are one of the biggest clubs in England, it's obviously being a dream for any footballer to be able to represent a team with such tradition," Ronaldo told www.ojogo.pt.

"Michael Owen is a great player and I would love to play alongside him.

"It would be a great offer for me and for Sporting, but let's wait and see. I have not been informed of anything about this, but I am pleased to know that they follow my progress."

Ronaldo, who is currently starring for Portugal at the Toulon Under-21 tournament, is confident that he would do well in England.

"There does not seem to me to be an incompatibility between the way I play and the way football is played in the Premier League," he added.

"When a football player has qualities, they adapt to any type of football."