Liverpool's slowly increasing pressure paid off just after the break, when Johnson mis-hit a shot over to Gerrard on the left, and he turned Bowyer inside out to curl a fine shot inside the far post.

BBC: Birmingham 1-1 Liverpool

"The flashy guy with the curl on his forehead turned out to be one tough ---, " says Farhood.

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