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17th Oct 2016

The black cat that invaded Anfield excited fans *much* more than the football

'Bring the cat back on'

Ben Kenyon

We knew it wasn’t going to be a good omen.

Sky Sports camera caught the moment a cat ran onto the pitch ahead of Liverpool’s clash with rivals Manchester United.

Some superstitious types reckon it’s good fortune, others believe a black cat signifies bad luck.

https://twitter.com/laurenlosung/status/788089462823718912

But for anyone sat watching the first half of the cagey Manchester-Merseyside derby, which finished 0-0 (yawn), it provided pretty much the only entertainment of the game.

As there was very little action on the pitch, fans had to make their own entertainment during the match…and the feline pitch invader was it.

It certainly brought the pun-loving criminals out in force, with nobody being able to resist the urge to make the Catinho joke.

https://twitter.com/ArthurDon94/status/788108766633865216

https://twitter.com/AllFootballLive/status/788100523576717313

You could almost sense what was coming…

And then it did…

United’s Twitter account was inundated with cat-related jokes…

https://twitter.com/Nasser4lkhalaf/status/788088568245878784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/I_am_Dai/status/788089053921017857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Obviously people couldn’t resist a dig at Gerrard too…

Some people were convinced it was bad news…

https://twitter.com/Fraudiesta/status/788094555090452480

https://twitter.com/ExcelJosaphine/status/788090763976384512

This guy was just pissed at how the crafty little blighter had snuck in…

Had to be a publicity stunt, though, didn’t it?

https://twitter.com/ciaran_30/status/788106829251346433

But by the end people were desperate for more…

https://twitter.com/theefunklord/status/788100150698934272

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