Steven Gerrard believes there are several exciting prospects at the Academy who could one day take the Premier League by storm.

Not since Gerrard broke on to the scene in 1998 has Liverpool produced a world-class star.

The skipper, though, thinks all that could soon change as the new-look Academy led by Frank McParland and Kenny Dalglish looks to get players into Rafa Benitez's first team.

He told FourFourTwo magazine: "Don't forget Stephen Warnock, who's been a great player for Blackburn and Villa. But yeah, it's true (players haven't come through).

"That's why there have been a lot of changes at the club recently, because we want to see another Robbie Fowler, another Michael Owen, another Jamie Carragher coming through.

"But I've had a couple of chats to Kenny since he's been back and he's very excited about certain players.

"I won't name them because that's pressure the kids don't need. Their only pressure should come from making sacrifices and pushing themselves hard to get into the first team."