EXCLUSIVE Michael Owen suggested a bold system similar to American sports in a bid to help English youngsters play first-team football and improve the national team Michael Owen suggested a radical loan system in English football (Image: Getty)

Michael Owen has suggested a radical American-style draft system to help young English players reach their potential . ‌

The former Liverpool and Manchester United striker burst onto the scene as a lethal and ruthless teenage striker, a rise to stardom scarcely seen among top young English prodigies - from making his Liverpool debut in 1997 at 17 to winning the Ballon d'Or four years later. ‌

Owen recently spoke on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast about the struggles that English players have breaking into Premier League teams. A proble

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