Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has revealed Everton boss Roberto Martinez is using a drone in training.

Owen believes the technology is becoming more widespread throughout football.

“A good friend introduced me to the technology," said Owen, whose M7 Aerial company offers the drones, and who was speaking at Soccerex. “It's becoming a thing in football now. At Everton's training ground, Roberto Martínez wants all his tactical sessions filmed from above – you can really see the game from a different perspective.

“Managers always see from the side, from the sideline, the dugout – a lot of people wonder why managers go up into the stand; it's because you can get such a better picture tactically where your men are, and how things are going. Thierry Henry [when] doing his badges – he wants all his sessions filmed from above.

“Well you go one step further with a drone. A lot of teams now are using this drone technology to go up and film training sessions so you then can literally say to people you're in this position, you should be covering. It really is getting some traction in the sporting world as well."