MICHAEL OWEN claims he can’t stand the “two-facedness” of football fans as doubled down on his defence of Alexander Isak.And he says Newcastle supporters need to take a long look in the mirror after they welcomed Yoanne Wissa, who also refused to play for Brentford, to St. James’ Park.GettyMichael Owen has doubled down on his Alexander Isak stance[/caption]PAThe Swede went on strike to force his move from Newcastle[/caption]The England legend, 45, hit the headlines for claiming that ex-players publicly criticising the Swede for going on-strike at Newcastle would have “all done the same” before insisting that the striker wasn’t a bad person. Owen, who starred for Liverpool and Real Madrid before injury hit spells at Newcastle, Manchester United and Stoke, then further irked the Toon Army when comparing Isak and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi’s contrasting deadline day fortunes.While the Eagles defender, who continued to play for the South London club, saw a move to Anfield collapse, Isak finally sealed his £130m British record transfer to the Reds.As Isak prepares for a potential Liverpool debut on Sunday against Burnley, reflecting on the hotshot’s antics, Owen told betting site BetSelect: “He will say it was the right thing to do. The purists out there will say you need to behave well at all times. It depends on which side you take.“But this is not new. This always happens. It’s only in the public eye because it’s such a high-profile transfer. This probably happened 20 times this transfer window, but nobody was quite as interested because it was happening at smaller clubs. “I get it from all sides. I absolutely do. I’ve seen it from both sides in my career, and I’ll continue to see it for as long as football exists, because that’s just what happens.“I wasn’t condoning Isak’s behaviour. I was saying, let’s just have a bit of balance here because the clubs that you are feeling so sorry for are the ones that are probably the biggest perpetrators in all of this. So I was just trying to bring some balance to the argument, not agree with what he was doing.”Owen continued: “You can’t have a hissy fit when a player forces a move away from your club if the same thing is happening on the other side. Yoane Wissa was doing the same thing. What will the Newcastle fans do? They go mad at Isak, but I bet you they open their arms to Wissa.BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS“It’s the same with Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold went on a Bosman, and fans didn’t like that there was no fee. But, I’m sure when the next Bosman comes, then they’re absolutely delighted to welcome them to the detriment of another losing someone for free. That’s just football. I just can’t stand the two-facedness of it all.”Despite the Ballon D’or-winner Owen being one of the greatest players of his generation, putting it nicely, he remains unloved on Tyneside. From revealing he never actually wanted to join them in 2005, to his poor injury record during his three seasons on Tyneside, public spats with Alan Shearer, leaving after relegation and then suggesting his time at Newcastle was a wasted one, Owen has come under huge fire from the Toon Army over the years. But when he was tongue-in-cheekily asked whether part of him was pleased that Isak had now become new public enemy No1 with the Mags, he bluntly replied: “I don’t take the brunt.“Listen, I’ve got very little to do with Newcastle nowadays. I live over three hours away. There’s no reason for me to go up to Newcastle. I’ve not got family up there or anything else like that.“So that section of Newcastle’s fans spat against me is over unless they want to comment on the post that I do or something like that. But obviously, I have no animosity myself.”He added: “If I were a football fan, I’d be very protective of my club as well and I admire Newcastle fans and the way they think and the way they feel. But some of these things happen in football, from club to player or from player to club.“As a fan, I’d try to accept that it’s a footballer’s dream to reach the absolute pinnacle of their profession. That’s what we all strive for. That’s what makes the game great.“If everybody were just happy with where they were, then where’s the ambition? What’s the point in doing anything? I do understand the reaction, but then I’m bemused about when the same scenario happens a week later on the other foot. I’m sure Wissa is going to be their hero now, and it’s just crazy.”