 Newly promoted to the Premier League , Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp signed Berger on a free transfer . Redknapp said of the deal : " Patrik 's [ sic ] a quality player , free - and the type of player who 'll bring good experience to Portsmouth . I had a bit of competition for him but he 's looked round the area and is very happy to join us . " Berger made his first appearance for Portsmouth on the opening day against Aston Villa ; he scored the club 's second goal . Berger scored the winning goal in Portsmouth 's victory over his former club Liverpool in October 2003 . A month later , he set up the first and fourth Portsmouth goals and scored the fifth in Portsmouth 's 6 – 1 win against Leeds United . On Boxing Day 2003 , Berger helped Portsmouth to a 2 – 0 win against Tottenham , scoring both goals of the game from free kicks , the first of which was scored from 35 yards ( 32 m ) . Berger underwent an operation upon his knee in February 2004 , forcing him to miss the remainder of the season . 
