Bolton lost at home 2-0 to an impressive Liverpool in which the hosts rarely threatened. Outplayed for long stretches, Bolton rallied after the break, only for any hope of a comeback to be snuffed out by Gerrard's close range header adding to Dirk Kuyt's strike in the first half.

"We didn't get in their faces in the first half," lamented Wanderers boss Gary Megson.

"In the second-half we did much better but we made a couple of elementary mistakes and you have huge problems at 2-0 down against a team like that.

"We gave everything we got, missed two fantastic chances, had a goal disallowed that shouldn't have been but we were culpable for both their goals."