James Milner has extended his deal with Liverpool to make it two decades in the Premier League.
Anfield's Mr Reliable has agreed a new contract with the Reds at the ripe age of 36 after starring for Jurgen Klopp 's side whenever called upon for yet another season. Once June 2023 rolls around, the one-year extension will have taken Milner's stay on Merseyside to eight years, having joined as one of Brendan Rodgers ' final signings in the summer of 2015.
His free transfer came off the back of five trophy-laden years at Manchester City and two superb seasons with Aston Villa. But it was at Leeds where the 61-capped England international - now an MBE - first made his name, debuting in November 2002 in a dramatic 4-3 win at West Ham for his local club, then still boasting a star-studded XI under manager Terry Venables but on the brink of financial turmoil.
Where are they now, though? Allow Mirror Football to take your through that team's globetrotting journeys.
Paul Robinson
Definitely a familiar name in the Milner era of Premier League football, Robinson - who fumbled Michael Carrick's effort to allow Paulo Di Canio to equalise in the first half - played 41 times for England during a career which saw him star for Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn Rovers.
Part of a mass exodus at Elland Road in 2004, the Yorkshire lad hung up his gloves after a two-year spell with Burnley in 2017 and now makes appearances as a pundit for the likes of Sky Sports, beIN Sports and Astro SuperSport.
Gary Kelly
Having spent his entire 15-year playing career at Elland Road, captain Kelly returned to his native Republic of Ireland following retirement from the game. Six years ago, the right-back opened a gym in Drogheda and, alongside a few other members of his family, spends his time looking after it.
Teddy Lucic
On loan from Swedish giants AIK, Lucic only made 17 appearances during his brief stint at Leeds. An 86-capped international and bronze medalist at the 1994 World Cup, no less, his playing days took him from Bologna to Bayer Leverkusen, while a foray into management saw him become boss of minnows KF Velebit for three years.
His last known employment in football came with BK Hacken Under-19s in Sweden, a position which the former sturdy centre-back left in 2018. Enjoying time at his summer cottage in Lappeenranta, Finland, Lucic supports local first division side Rakuunat and the ice hockey team, SaiPa.
Lucas Radebe
A fan favourite during his 11 years with the Peacocks, Radebe often ventures back to Elland Road whenever the opportunity arises and gets involved in his faire share of Leeds-related media appearances. A two-club man with five years with native South African behemoths Kaizer Chiefs, the ex-centre back now runs the Lucas Radebe Management Company that looks after personal projects.
Ian Harte
Another Irishman in the back line, Harte spent eight years with the Whites and before three rather exotic years with Spanish side Levante. Reaching the Premier League again with Reading in 2012 following a superb stint at Carlisle, Harte was applauded on his return to Elland Road with the Royals.
During his formative years in Yorkshire, rumours swirled that the likes Barcelona and AC Milan were offering up to £11 million for his signature. Since retiring in 2015 at Bournemouth, the marauding left-back - renowned for his goalscoring ability - began a new career as an agent and has frequently appeared at Leeds as a matchday host in their swanky hospitality suites.
Jason Wilcox
The man who Milner replaced in the 85th minute with the score already at 4-3, Wilcox established himself as a reliable winger over a decade at Blackburn Rovers, whom he captained and played an important part for in their 1994/95 Premier League title win. After retiring from football a decade later, Bolton-born Wilcox initially became a co-commentator for BBC Radio Lancashire, and for the past five years has held the prestigious role of the Academy Director at Manchester City.
Eirik Bakke
Bought by Leeds in 1999 from native Norwegian side Sogndal for £1.75 million. Bakke made an encouraging start to his career at Elland Road but recurring knee injuries ravaged his time in Yorkshire. Loaned to Aston Villa in the Peacocks' second season outside the top tier, the midfielder soon returned home and rounded out his career with Brann and Sogndal.
In January 2015, Bakke was appointed as the latter club's first-team manager and won promotion to the Norwegian top flight in his first campaign, consolidating their status for two terms before suffering relegation. He was in charge for a total of 222 matches over seven years, leaving his post last December.
Lee Bowyer
Speaking of current managers who received a yellow card at Upton Park that day, midfield partner Bowyer would join West Ham less than two months after the match. Currently in charge of Birmingham, a club which he famously helped win the League Cup as a player in 2011, Bowyer's three-year spell as Charlton Athletic boss saw him lead the Addicks to promotion via the League One play-offs in 2019.
Now into his second full season at St Andrew's, the one-time capped England international will be hoping to be part of another piece of history in the midlands.
Harry Kewell
Notching two goals and one assist on this occasion, Kewell was one of the early 2000s Premier League icons, although an injury-plagued half-decade at Liverpool tainted his legacy as one of the division's most exciting attackers.
Sadly for the Australian ace, his ability as a player has struggled to translate into the dugout, sacked by Notts County, Oldham Athletic and Barnet after a promising start to life as a manager with Crawley Town. Since retiring in 2014, Kewell has been an ambassador in his native Australia for brands such as Jeep and Politix Menswear, as well as the Asian Cup, and at one point was a regular pundit for BT Sport.
Nick Barmby
Scorer of the 11th-minute opening goal with a diving header, the trip to east London was one of Barmby's 25 appearances for the Peacocks. A Hull lad, the winger played for and briefly managed the Tigers upon his retirement in 2012.
Barmby took over as player-caretaker manager in November 2011, getting his reign off to a good start before going full-time as a boss in the following January. However, his happiness would be short-lived as four months later, the former England international was sacked following inflammatory comments about the club's owners and transfer funds.
Mark Viduka
Saving the best until last, once-feared Premier League marksman Viduka now runs a coffee shop in Zagreb, Croatia. Despite being a hero at Celtic, Leeds and Middlesbrough, the ex-Australia captain was reluctant to take the limelight.
"I wasn't obsessed with fame, at all," Viduka, who charged down David James to give Leeds a 4-1 lead at half-time before West Ham rallied back in the second period, told the Daily Mail. "I didn't like it. I still don’t. I wasn't obsessed with money, that came as a by-product."
Zagreb was his first destination on a global footballing journey, but always wanted to run a cafe as well as run defenders ragged. "I left Australia to sign for Croatia Zagreb aged 19 and fell in love with the lifestyle. And we'd always wanted to run a cafe, for fun really, one where everyone was welcome. So here we are. Listen, my missus does all the work, I just sit here and drink coffee!"
As well as his wife, Ivana, the man who got the pivotal goal at Upton Park lives in Croatia with his three teenage sons. "Other than drink coffee, I play the guitar," Viduka added. "My son, Oliver, is a drummer in a band. When one of his mates can't make it, I jump in. We use our basement. The neighbours aren't very happy about it! Me and the boys love Arctic Monkeys. The lyrics, man, genius."
