The Leeds United side of the early 2000s was a superb one. Whether it be Rio Ferdinand and Jonathan Woodgate at the back, Lee Bowyer and David Batty in midfield or Mark Viduka banging in the goals up front, they were arguably the most exciting team in the country at the time. Despite the brilliance of these aforementioned players, and numerous others, the star of that side was undoubtedly Kewell. The Australian was a sensational winger, beating players with ease, possessing electrifying pace and scoring some wonderful goals along the way. For a time he was one of the best wide players in world football. When he made the decision to sign for Liverpool in the summer of 2003, it was met with great glee by Reds fanatics everywhere. Here was a player who would finally solve the left-wing issues that had plagued the club ever since John Barnes' decline in the early to mid 1990s. As it happened, Kewell was a disaster area, and easily one of the most disappointing purchases in the club's history. He was constantly in and out of the side through injury- he limped out of two major finals- and when he did play there was none of the genius that he possessed at Leeds, with a predictable, unimaginative style replacing it. Barring a fabulous strike against Everton, and an influential cameo in that famous win over Olympiakos in 2004, he barely did anything of note at the club, and when he eventually joined Galatasaray in 2008, we were all delighted to see the back of him.
