Liverpool claim priceless victory

Real Betis 1 Liverpool 2

Wed, 14 Sep, 2005 - 01:00
Paul Walker, Estradio Manuel Ruiz

The Anfield boss surprised almost everyone in the stadium by consigning Gerrard to the bench and only bringing him into the 2-1 win over Real Betis in the final 19 minutes of a tense match.

Gerrard has played two big internationals for England against Wales and Northern Ireland in the last fortnight, as well as Saturday's league game at Spurs.

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