Kolo Toure

Liverpool manager Rodgers backs Toure after costly error

"I'll never criticise players for trying to play football but Kolo probably shouldn't have received the ball under pressure and his pass was misplaced," Rodgers told reporters after the match.

EPL: Oxlade-Chamberlain sends Arsenal top; Liverpool held

Liverpool missed a chance to strengthen its place in the Premier League's top four when Kolo Toure gifted West Bromwich Albion an equalizer in a 1-1 draw.

Football transfer roundup: Toure to Liverpool, Carvalho to Monaco

Meanwhile, Greek international and former Werder Bremen defender Sokratis Pastathopoulos joined Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund until 2018.

Man City fine Kolo Toure for doping offence

Toure, who resumed playing in September after serving a six-month ban, failed a test after taking a diet pill that was not intended to enhance his performance.