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Gerrard in Rotterdam rumpus

Liverpool's pre-season campaign ended amid astonishing scenes in Rotterdam last night as six of their players were booked and skipper Steven Gerrard was fortunate not to be sent off.

The final match of the Rotterdam Tournament was anything but a friendly as Liverpool fought back from a goal down against Feyenoord for Gerrard to grab a second-half equaliser.

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The game had been simmering for a while, with young winger Royston Drenthe in the thick of the trouble. His late tackle on Gerrard in the dying minutes caused uproar with players from both sides converging in a angry melee and Gerrard was seen to shove Theo Lucius. The England midfielder could easily have been shown a red card. The game saw a total of nine cautions.

Manager Rafa Benitez will have been disappointed by Liverpool's failure to create chances and it needed a penalty save by Jose Reina from Luigi Bruins four minutes from time to prevent a defeat.

Feyenoord had taken the lead on the stroke of half-time. Andwele Slory's drive came back off a post and Drenthe finished.

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