It has finished 2-1 with Liverpool coming from behind to claim the points thanks to Gerrard's late late strike. Boro deserved at least a draw after Carragher's deflected goal cancelled out Mido's opener.

Liverpool win a free-kick on the edge of the box and Gerrard's strike is brilliantly saved by Turnbull, from the corner Kuyt heads wide

There will be three minutes added

Boro break forward again and win another corner but Liverpool eventually clear

Aliadiere breaks forward and Reina is caught out of his goal, the ball falls for Mido but Carragher defends brilliantly to deny him

Carragher will claim the goal but it took a big deflection off Pogatetz

Boro are sitting back but Liverpool don't really look like finding an equaliser with less than 10 minutes left now

Time running out for Liverpool to find an equaliser as Gerrard's shot is deflected off Huth

Liverpool have been off colour in the second half and have created very little going forward as Boro win a corner

Skrtel's header from a corner is a few yards wide as Liverpool look for an equaliser

Torres is penalised for a foul much to the home fans' displeasure

Torres goes close to breaking the deadlock as his shot from distance arrows just wide

There's groans of frustration around Anfield as the Reds are struggling to find their ryhthm

Mido almost makes an immediate impact as he finds Tuncay but the Turkish star fires the ball straight at Reina - a great chance wasted

Gerrard curls a free-kick into the Boro wall and the ball goes behind for a corner but again Alonso's corner is hit low and is cleared

No real chances at either end so far in a scrappy second half at Anfield

Benayoun runs straight into Taylor as another Liverpool move breaks down

Keane's chip is aimed for Kuyt but it's too far ahead of him, Liverpool still haven't got going at all

Carragher makes a late challenge to deny Tuncay who dwelled on the ball just a bit too long

Kuyt turns well but then his cross is overhit, frustration from the home fans

Torres clashes with Huth and appears to catch the Boro defender with a high kick as the visitors win a free-kick

Pogatetz concedes an early corner with Keane chasing the ball, Alonso's corner is again poor and the ball is cleared

Alonso wastes a corner in first-half injury time

Downing tries his luck again but again his effort is wayward and never troubling Reina

Almost half-time at Anfield and Boro will be pleased with their display so far

Robert Huth slides the ball behind for another corner from Torres' pull-back that was aimed for Keane

Keane does well to evade a couple of tackles and sets up Torres but his shot is deflected behind for a corner off Emanuel Pogatetz

That was a great saving challenge from Wheater with Torres just about to pull the trigger

The visitors are continuing to frustrate Liverpool as Wheater does well to block Torres

Downing breaks down the other end but his shot is poor and off target

Torres tangles in the box and again the Liverpool fans call for a penalty but nothing's given

It's gone quiet at Anfield in the last few minutes after what had been a busy opening half-hour

Liverpool break well and Gerrard goes down in the box, the home fans want a penalty but the referee had already given a foul on Taylor the other way

It's been fairly even so far with Middlesbrough asking plenty of questions of the Liverpool defence

Stewart Downing's brilliant cross from the left causes confusion in the Liverpool box but eventually Reina is fouled

Dossena curls a cross-shot goalwards but Turnbull catches it comfortably

Afonso Alves has barely had a kick so far and is caught offside for Boro

Torres fires a speculative shot from distance but it's way off target

It's been a lively opening at Anfield with decent chances at either end, Aliadiere is now wearing a head bandage after that injury earlier

Taylor forces Reina into a great save as he touches his thumping shot over the bar

Jeremie Aliadiere and Dossena are both down injured and receiving treatment after a clash of heads

Keane has been involved in a lot of the early action but he gives away a free-kick

Keane's cross deflects behind for a corner from which Torres heads just over - plenty of early chances for the home side though

Dossena is fouled by David Wheater to give Liverpool a free-kick in a dangerous area from which Yossi Benayoun volleys over

Keane finds a bit of room but his first-time shot is disappointing and it flies well wide

A great flowing move from Liverpool ends with Dirk Kuyt forcing Ross Turnbull into a good save, the youngster is in goal as Bradley Jones was injured in the warm-up

Liverpool look a little hesitant at the back as Jamie Carragher just about gets the ball back to Jose Reina

Andrew Taylor fires over a low cross as Boro start well but Liverpool clear