10 Players Who Went From Amazing To Awful, Including £50m Chelsea Striker Fernando Torres & Arsenal Flop

7) Michael Owen

Another former Liverpool star who made it big as a youngster, Michael Owen looked to have the world at his feet when he broke onto the scene as a teenager, starring for both club and country with the immense combination of blistering pace and slick finishing. Injuries no doubt played their part in Owen’s decline, but much of the second half of his career was highly disappointing despite spells at big clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.