El-Hadji Diouf equalized for the home side in the 70th minute when he rose above Paulo Ferreira to cleverly direct Michel Salgado's cross past Petr Cech.

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Michel Salgado stormed down the right flank and Kalinic got enough on his cut-back to force the ball over the line despite the best efforts of Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel.

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Torres showed his intent from the very start, chasing down fellow compatriot Michel Salgado despite leaving his boot in, and as early as the eighth minute Liverpool came to close to opening the scoring.

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Only a last-ditch tackle from Michel Salgado denied Didier Drogba after a clever through-ball from Anelka and, from the resulting corner, Ivanovic flicked the ball on for Ramires, who lashed a half-volley against the bar.

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They might have fallen behind after only 90 seconds when home defender Ian Evatt's header appeared destined for the top corner but Michel Salgado headed the ball on to the underside of the bar before it was scrambled clear.

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Drogba, such a formidable force when his tail is up, still looked short of his best in the first half, when his hesitancy in front of goal allowed first Michel Salgado and then Gael Givet to dispossess him with saving tackles.

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