 Despite his popularity with Liverpool fans , who referred to Fowler as " God " , Michael Owen and Emile Heskey had established themselves as Liverpool 's regular strike partnership , leaving Fowler on the fringes of the first team . This , along with his difficult relationship with Houllier , made him seek regular first team football away from Anfield in the form of a £ 12 million move to Leeds United . Fowler maintains that Houllier forced him out of Liverpool , and accused Houllier of pressuring the Liverpool Echo newspaper to use its influence to turn opinion against him . 
 Despite his popularity with Liverpool fans , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>referred to Fowler as " God " , Michael Owen and Emile Heskey <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> established themselves as Liverpool <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>regular strike partnership , leaving Fowler on the fringes of the first team . This , along with his difficult relationship with Houllier , made him seek regular first team football away from Anfield in the form of a £ 12 million move to Leeds United . Fowler <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>maintains</mark></a> that Houllier forced him out of Liverpool , and accused Houllier of pressuring the Liverpool Echo newspaper to use its influence to turn opinion against him . 
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