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Into his second campaign with Liverpool in 1998-99, having returned to English football from Inter Milan, it was not one of his or the club's better campaigns. In short, by the Reds' high standards the fans could sense that the team would not be among the top three, and so it proved. As the cousin of Nigel Benn, Britain's former world boxing champion, he was as tigerish as ever, but was unable to make his tackles count as in previous years. And, at the age of 32, it is probably fair to say that he will not improve, but it is also reasonable to assume that any team he turns out for, and that includes the England side, will always find him playing his socks off. At his best, a midfield dynamo who breaks up attacks and gets forward to link up with the front men, his best moment during the season would have to be the home game against Manchester United, one of his former clubs. With Liverpool 2-0 down, and ready to hand over three valuable Premiership points in the tense race for the title, Jamie Redknapp pulled one back with a penalty, before Paul stormed through to equalise with a minute left on the clock. Having taken much stick from the United supporters, there was no doubting his delight. Paul left Anfield in the summer for a £1million fee as Gerard Houlier set about reshaping the Liverpool side. This enabled the competitive midfielder to join Middlesbrough and link up with his former England team mate, Paul Gascoigne. Paul took great delight in playing a starring role as Boro beat Liverpool 1-0, early in the campaign. Yet to score but missed just the opening game of the season. Regained his England place against Belgium in October and played a major part in the Euro 2000 victory over Scotland in Glasgow. |
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