Kewell header tonic for Pool

Liverpool 1 Steaua Bucharest 0 (aggregate 2-1)

But their passage to the third round produced another injury scare over Michael Owen, who was taken off with two minutes left after suffering a strained thigh muscle.

Houllier believes the injury will not keep the England striker out of Sunday’s home game with Birmingham, but the club’s medical staff are concerned enough to send him for a scan first