Boss shows skills against Harvard
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers produced a sublime piece of skill before picking out LFC head of fitness and conditioning Darren Burgess, who tapped the equaliser into an empty net.
It was a moment of brilliance that had the Liverpool squad, gathered on the touchline, roaring their approval after watching the Reds' new boss perform a Cruyff turn to baffle one of the Harvard XI defenders.
Rodgers was playing in a special match at Liverpool's training base in Boston against a Harvard XI as part of a Reds side which included Robbie Fowler, Ian Rush and other members of LFC's backroom staff.
Harvard struck first in the game but the Reds levelled proceedings when Rodgers and Burgess combined.
One of the spectators, a certain Joe Cole, mindful that his comments would be relayed to the manager and his coaches assured LFC TV that Rodgers had been "brilliant" throughout the match before adding: "But I would have to say that."
Harvard were soon back in front but as the game drew to a close and the Reds stared defeat in the eye, Fowler came to the rescue.
The Toxteth-born striker burst into the box before going to ground rather easily. He calmly stepped up to despatch the subsequent penalty and clinch a 2-2 draw.
"Before the game I had a word with referee Matt McCann (LFC's head of press)," explained Fowler. "And I warned him that if it was tight at the end and I went down in the area, he should know exactly what to do."