It might not have been the fairytale ending he was looking for, but Steven Gerrard still got some sendoff.
The Liverpool legend made his final appearance for his boyhood club on his home ground today and it marked the sad end of an era.
Tributes poured in for the 2005 Champions League-winning captain who bowed out of his native city with a loss at home to Crystal Palace but it didn't stop the well-wishes coming thick and fast for the skipper.
Even when the visitors scored their third, Gerrard's name rang around Anfield and his departure was marked fittingly with a Twitter storm.
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