@TheNorthernGam1@themichaelowen@BBCMOTD which was for the time more than excellent for a so-called average player, people forget that Michael Owen carried Liverpool before Gerrard and that he was the undisputed star of the national team's attack well before Rooney.
@TheNorthernGam1@themichaelowen@BBCMOTD Owen was a very good footballer too, of course he was very fast and the direct play of Liverpool at the time also influenced people's judgment, it seems to me that in his first full season he scored 18 goals and made 12 assists, a contribution of 30 goals in 36 matches