Woodburn became the Reds’ youngest ever goalscorer at Anfield last night, as the 17-year-old struck at the Kop end to seal a 2-0 EFL Cup quarter-final victory over Leeds United.
In doing so, the youngster broke a record set by Owen way back in May 1997, when the man who would go on to win the Ballon d’Or in 2001 scored the first of his 158 goals for Liverpool after coming off the bench against Wimbledon.
Speaking after the win over Leeds, Klopp spoke of his desire to protect Woodburn from the attention that will now come his way - and Owen believes the Reds boss’ commitment to developing Academy players will benefit the Wales U19 international.