Hester has made progress improving the bank's health, trimming its once-sprawling balance sheet and returning most key businesses to profitability.

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Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson may take solace in a clean sheet for his side and the fact they remain top of their group but their slow rate of progress will be a concern.

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