Talk about after the 'Lord Mayor's Show'. One night I was watching Eto'o and Ronaldinho in a packed and vibrant Anfield, the next night it was Robert Huth and Jason Euell at Billingham Synthonium on a freezing night on Teesside. Both games ended in 1-0 defeats, but that's where any similarity ends. This was pretty dire stuff, and but for the encouraging debut of Italian keeper Daniele Padelli there'd be nothing positive to write about.
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