A fourth-place finish was insufficient for European qualification in the 1999–2000 FA Premier League .
Liverpool managed to gel the foreign players with local talent like Michael Owen , Robbie Fowler and Steven Gerrard and were looking well placed for a Champions League place as they kicked off at relegation-threatened Bradford on the final day of the season , but yet another shock 1-0 defeat ( they had a few of those including a defeat at home against Watford ) eventually forced them to settle for a UEFA Cup place and kept their opponents up .
1999–2000 FA Premier League