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So Brendan Rodgers' competitive debut as Liverpool manager results in a win... just. That Downing goal was easily the best thing to come out of the performance.

FULL-TIME: GOMEL 0-1 LIVERPOOL.

Borini latches onto a great through-ball. Bushma gets out well and ends up winning a goal kick after putting the Italian under pressure.

Two minutes of time to be added on.

GOMEL SUB: Alyaksey Timoschenko replaces Kozeka.

Downing now down the Liverpool right. He wins a corner, which is taken short. Liverpool look content to play this one out. Borini doesn't. He clearly wants to mark his debut with a goal.

Deflected pass falls to Alumona... ALUMONA SHOOTS.... SKIMS THE OUTSIDE OF THE NEAR POST. That could have been the equaliser. Jones did look like he might have had that one covered though.

Jones hesitates at a dangerous cross from Platonov... That would have been suicide in the Premier League. There's nobody attacking it though.

Lucas is brought down just inside his own box. He and Kirilchyk both went for the same ball and collided.

GOMEL SUB: Vadzim Demidovich replaces Levitsky.

Gomel nearly had a lucky break there. Carragher was on hand to block a deflected through-ball.

Spearing... GREAT BALL UP TO GERRARD... He tumbles to the floor under pressure from a Gomel defender. The referee waves play on. It Was Kirilcheck, but there was no real contact.

Liverpool corner. Gerrard to whip it in. Bushma flaps about at it... it wasn't pretty, but it got the ball clear. Borini was putting him under pressure there.

Sterling shows good composure on the ball. He beats the last defender and pushes forwards... GREAT NEAR POST CROSS.. but no support. It looked like he took his team-mates by surprise.

Lucas fouls Kozeka and Gomel have a free-kick.

Gomel cross is batted away at the near post by Kelly. Could this set up a Liverpool counter? No. They do keep posession though.

GOMEL SUB: Nikolay Lipatkin replaces Nowak.

That goal has totally changed Liverpool. They look a far stronger proposition since going ahead, and are now looking for killer balls all over the place.

Voronkov is dispossessed and BORINI MIGHT BE IN HERE... nope. It's a bit too much of a stretch for the Italian.