That is the trouble with a meticulously prepared send-off; there’s always an uninvited guest who spoils it. Steven Gerrard’s farewell to Anfield ended emotionally and in defeat as Crystal Palace produced an exemplary away display to ruin the Liverpool captain’s 354th and final outing on home soil. It was Jeremy Goss ruining the Spion Kop’s last stand in 1994 all over again.
Gerrard rallied late on as he tried to rescue Liverpool one last time but to no avail. The 34-year-old’s shots sailed high and wide, prompting mocking tribute from the Kop, whereas Jason Puncheon, Wilfried Zaha and Glenn Murray found the target to remind all that they should never have been overlooked in the build-up to this fixture. Murray put the game beyond Brendan Rodgers’ team in the 90th minute, scoring from the rebound of his own penalty kick after Lucas Leiva was adjudged to have fouled Zaha.
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