“I have no doubt whatsoever that, had ‘Peaso’ been fit last season, he would’ve been one of the top-scoring forwards in the First Division,” Owen said.

Fellow-striker Stephen Dobbie, underwent hernia surgery today, but he, too, is expected to be OK to resume training when pre-season begins.

Jason Scotland and former Dundee United team-mate Collin Samuel are in the Trinidad & Tobago squad for tonight’s World Cup warm-up match at home to Peru.