Michael Owen names greatest player in Premier League history who left him fearing for his career

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Michael Owen has played with and faced some of the best footballers to ever do it, but one left him fearing for his own career.And one of them is still considered by the former England, Liverpool and Real Madrid striker to be the greatest to grace the Premier League.Owen played with many of football’s greatest ever like Zidane and Luis FigoRexBut Thierry Henry was the greatest player he ever saw in EnglandGettyOwen joined talkSPORT Drive to discuss his iconic career where he went from one of the most exciting youngsters the country has ever seen, to a Galactico, and then an England great.Throughout his career he spent time with all of his generation’s greats, and when talking through his dream player, one of them stood out in his own position.“I got into the Premier League at 17 and won the Golden Boot and then won it again at 18,” he recalled.“And then Theirry Henry came over and I looked at him and thought ‘I’m never going to win one of those again’ those players were just wow, how do you compete?”Asked if the Arsenal legend is the greatest Premier League player of all time, he answered: “Yes – Thierry Henry.”Henry came up in conversation when Owen was picking his ideal teammate when it came to speed, but he didn’t get the nod, so read on to find out who did and makes his dream player…Left foot“Robbie Fowler, pure finisher, he struck the ball so neatly, just thuds it with loads of power, short backlift, great finisher and great left foot.“Some people are great at certain things, but Robbie was brilliant at virtually everything, he was just a natural finisher, he knew exactly where the goal was, he didn’t even have to look.”Passing“Guti was the best player ever to play with because he just wanted the killer pass all the time.“He was one of my favourite ever to play with because as soon as he got the ball he just wanted to make an assist.”Guti was an assist godRight foot“David Beckham mastered something before everybody else, he had that dip that cross that set play, he had a wand of a right foot.”Speed“Ronaldo, he was just phenomenal.“There were a couple of players in my career when I thought I was decent and coming through and thinking I was going to make it and turned on the telly and watched R9 and thought ‘if that’s the level I’ve got no chance’.”Strength“Emile Heskey was great, everything I couldn’t do he could do, we just fit perfectly.“He was unplayable for a couple of seasons for Liverpool, he was so strong, so quick, and scored a load of goals as well, I think people don’t appreciate him enough.”Owen and Heskey created a dream partnershipSkill“Zinedine Zidane, you know when you’re a kid and have the ball on the end of a string, he had this invisible string that he played with every time.“It took mere mortals two touches to do a thing he could do in one. His turn of pace from zero to top speed was underestimated and underrated, and the strength of him. He was incredible.”