Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
Liverpool's new signing El Hadji Diouf gets a traditional Premiership welcome from Turkish defender Alpay
The conspicuous Abel Xavier tussles with Villa striker Darius Vassell in a goalless first half
Senegal star Diouf causes the Villa defence all sorts of problems as he impresses up front
John Arne Riise celebrates enthusiastically as he fires Liverpool into the lead from Danny Murphy's pass
Michael Owen sees his late penalty saved by Peter Enckelman but Liverpool hold out for the win
Gerard Houllier salutes the Liverpool fans as his side start the campaign in impressive fashion
Sunday, 18 August, 2002, 12:48 GMT 13:48 UK 
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