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But he confidently placed the ball on the spot and beat Kasey Keller to guarantee victory.
"Michael showed a lot of strength of character to take that penalty," said Houllier. "It shows that at 22 he can do that - it was not an easy penalty to take.
"We weren't 5-0 up. It was a penalty in the last minutes against a very good team; it was a credit to him."
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