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The draw, coupled with Manchester City's win at Newcastle, dropped Rafael Benitez's side to fifth in the Barclays Premier League and left them trailing leaders Arsenal by 12 points with a match in hand.

Striker Fernando Torres had put the home side ahead in the 49th minute but they could not find the important second goal and Titus Bramble smashed in an 80th-minute equaliser.

Wigan boss Steve Bruce has long had the Indian sign over Benitez and now he has managed to frustrate the Liverpool boss twice in the same season at Anfield with different clubs - also drawing earlier this season with former club Birmingham.

The visitors' game plan was to put everyone behind the ball when Liverpool had possession, which was almost continuously in the opening period.

But they were were quick to make use of set-pieces and when a corner was not cleared Michael Brown lashed as 20-yard shot just wide.

Chris Kirkland saved well after 21 minutes when Javier Mascherano exchanged passes with Torres before rolling in a low shot.

But the breakthrough came in the 49th minute when Steve Finnan found Stephen Gerrard on the right and kept running for the return, arriving perfectly for him to cross for Torres to tuck the ball inside Kirkland's left-hand post.

Liverpool needed the cushion of a second goal and Torres' cross-field ball presented Harry Kewell with a chance but he blasted inches over from 30 yards.

The leveller came when a free-kick was lifted into the box, Gerrard failed to get the ball away properly and when it fell to Bramble he lashed a shot past Jose Reina for his second goal in as many matches.