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Twitter wakes up from Merseyside derby in time to react to late winner
Published 23:09 19 Dec 2016 GMT
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We have been treated to plenty of entertaining, end-to-end Merseyside derbies in recent seasons. This was not one of them.
For about 90 minutes, the highlight of Everton's meeting with Liverpool at Goodison Park was Fatman Scoop showing up in the crowd. Even when the board for added time showed eight minutes, few thought it would be the precursor to anything even approaching a goal, but Sadio Mané struck as the clock ticked towards minute 94 after Daniel Sturridge's low shot came back off the post. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/810966154336436228 Sometimes there's only one way to respond to such drama at the end of a positively undramatic game. https://twitter.com/kevinmccauley/status/810965594564685825 It was the winning goal that the game deserved. https://twitter.com/jackpitt89/status/810965685396525056 https://twitter.com/JamesTylerESPN/status/810965690001850368 There was an air of inevitability for those pessimists who support other title challengers. https://twitter.com/neal_sousbois/status/810966091723849728 It spawned some new chants. https://twitter.com/PaulAndo1987/status/810969354502369284 Not sure we see this one catching on, mind you. https://twitter.com/jrgdutton/status/810969801652834304 It wasn't the most entertaining way to prepare for a full week without any Premier League action, but some people always suspected it would turn out this way. https://twitter.com/_Zeets/status/810953934735110145 Maybe it was the fault of the 'Mersey Monday' branding. https://twitter.com/oilysailor/status/810946888040148993 https://twitter.com/JohnBrewinESPN/status/810960485420036096 Still, Liverpool fans won't be complaining too much. They're back up to second in the Premier League table, while Everton are ninth and could drop into the bottom half if results go against them on St. Stephen's Day. https://twitter.com/lfcmaestro23/status/810965611631222784Explore more on these topics:
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