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On 26 February 2007, Liverpool announced that they had signed Voronin on a free transfer and that he would join the team during the summer. Voronin was unveiled as a Liverpool player on 6 July 2007.Voronin was given the number 10 shirt, a number once worn by Anfield legends John Barnes, Michael Owen, William Nelson.

Voronin made his Liverpool debut in a friendly against Crewe Alexandra F.C. and played in the 3-0 victory. He scored his first goal on 17 July 2007 against Werder Bremen in a friendly, to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead. He then scored his second goal in the 61st minute as Liverpool went 3-1 up, eventually winning the game 3-2. He has been nicknamed 'The Crow' by a large portion of Liverpool fans, copying the trait started by the Ukrainian national team fans who have renamed Voronin as 'Vorona' - which means 'The Crow'. Voronin made his Premier League debut on 11 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute against Aston Villa. A few days later on,15 August 2007 he scored his first competitive goal for Liverpool when he struck a fabulous drive from 25 yards to give Liverpool the lead in the Champions league qualifier against Toulouse.