A flash of blue darted inside from the left of the Wembley turf. Within an instant Joe Hart was crouched, motionless, facing the ball that was nestled in his net, the result of a bludgeoning drive. Yevhen Konoplyanka had announced himself to an English audience , with a typical performance of dynamism, ingenuity and the unexpected. The match, a European World Cup qualifier, ended 1-1, but the impression had been made.
Now Liverpool, in Brendan Rodgers' search to guarantee the return of Champions League football to Anfield, are seeking to prize away Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's 24-year-old winger for around £16million.
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