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Bruno Cheyrou had just joined Liverpool from Lille for a fee of £4m.

And his new manager reached for the boldest comparison of them all to welcome him.

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But this was a club riding a winning wave of momentum, under a boss who seemingly possessed the golden touch.

And that view was supported when Liverpool welcomed Lazio for a pre-season friendly in July 2002.

Bruno Cheyrou shoots in the first half (pic: LFCTV).

Bruno Cheyrou of Liverpool shakes hands with his manager Gerard Houllier.

Cheyrou was quickly shipped out on loan when the Spaniard took over - first to Marseille and later to Bordeaux - before a permanent switch to Rennes, which he completed on this day in 2006.

But we will always have that Lazio game and all the belief that brought