It would be fair to say that without the contributions of Emile Heskey and Michael Owen, Liverpool would have come nowhere near making history in 2000-01.
The pair struck up a prolific partnership during their time together at Anfield, but it was arguably never better than in its first full season - as the goal tally attests.
That year, Gerard Houllier's squad - a perfect blend of hunger, experience, quality and belief - added the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup to the club's trophy cabinet at the end of a 63-game campaign.
But the brilliance of that collection of players might never have been fully expressed were it not for the men at the top end of the pitch doing what is so often described as 'the hardest thing in football': scoring goals.