Fowler, 48, was an opening act for his boys’ club as a teenager and shares the same title with Owen as both are academy graduates. He made an impressive start to his senior career, scoring 18 goals in all competitions in 1993/94 at the age of 18, and went on to score at least 30 goals in all competitions in the following three years.
After achieving success at club level, he made his England debut under manager Terry Venables at the age of 20, scoring seven goals in 26 appearances, but often playing as a substitute in front of other strikers such as Teddy Sheringham, Alan Shearer and Owen . He also played the violin.Speaking on Simon Jordan’s Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast, he spoke candidly about his battles with Owen at club and international level, but he thought he was the better striker overall. “Honestly, I always thought I was better than Michael Owen. He’s faster than me, but I think I’m better than him in every way as a striker. It may say otherwise, but this is my opinion and my belief in myself. I have become better in all aspects as a striker.“Michael wasn’t the best player at Liverpool when I was playing, but when he came to the club you could tell he was a different class. At the time I was upset that he didn’t play as well as he did in England, but I didn’t want Michael to fail or play badly. Of course I wanted to play, but I didn’t want to fail.
Owen is ninth on the club’s all-time goalscoring list, while Fowler is seventh. Both are two of the most natural players to play for the club.
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