Liverpool boasted an array of impressive youngsters at the end of the 1990s breaking into the first team, including Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen, but one agent missed out on the opportunity to sign them.
While still only 17, Owen made his debut during the 1996/97 season, with Gerrard following him a couple of years later. Both quickly developed at Anfield and became important players under first Roy Evans and then later Gerard Houlier, with the pair standing out in Liverpool training among seasoned professionals like Paul Ince, Steve McManaman and Rigobert Song.
