Liverpool escape with late winner

Liverpool 1 Bolton 0

Igor Biscan’s Anfield future may be uncertain but the giant Croatian soared to send Liverpool’s Champions League dreams sky-high on a tense day on Merseyside.

The gangling midfielder could well be part of boss Rafael Benitez’s summer cull, but his header in the dying minutes could be one of the turning points of Liverpool’s season.

With a patched-up side, stripped of a fully-fit striker, they somehow survived against a physical, driven Bolton who must surely have felt this was a victory there for the taking when they saw Liverpool’s team sheet.

But somehow Liverpool survived the aerial bombardment, with Steve Finnan twice heading off the line, as Bolton fought for the victory they needed to maintain their own dreams of the Champions League.