The Magpies simply could not contain Gerrard and Torres, who played in his captain to impudently lift the ball over the advancing Harper for a third.

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Zidane stepped up to take the seventh-minute penalty, opting to impudently chip the diving Gianluigi Buffon, the ball going in via the underside of the crossbar.

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So it was no surprise when the hosts doubled their lead, debutant Kyle Walker laying the ball back to Luka Modric, the Croatian's shot blocked, and Kranjcar - like Crouch, a former Portsmouth star himself - impudently flicking in the rebound.

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