FACTFILE Born: 11/01/78 Position: Striker Club: Liverpool Caps: 41 Goals: 5

Unsettles defences with his pace and power and is versatile enough to be an option down the left flank.

But his critics say his strike rate is not good enough for an international, and his form has been erratic in recent times.

Heskey is fighting to save his long-term Liverpool career after interest from Middlesbrough during the transfer window, but has found himself behind Milan Baros in the Anfield pecking order.

And his recent England form has been so indifferent that he needs to produce and very quickly for Sven-Goran Eriksson.