While gold prices have fallen sharply recently, they had been on what looked like a relentless climb in recent years.

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At the other end, a backtracking Jerome put another header wide and, while Liverpool looked more threatening when debutant Meireles came on and Gerrard was pushed back into central midfield, they showed manager Roy Hodgson has plenty of work to do to improve their fortunes.

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