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.
https://twitter.com/FootballFunnys/status/599618228881661952
Awwww Gerrard's daughter! pic.twitter.com/rBLmDmJae9
— JustLFC (@JustLFC_) May 16, 2015
The scenes at Anfield for Steven Gerrard's final home game for Liverpool. pic.twitter.com/2bdIAC4zGU
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 16, 2015
Steven Gerrard's @LFC career in stickers https://t.co/NtHhcpalex
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 15, 2015
PHOTOS: Some stunning images of Steven Gerrard entering the pitch for his final Anfield appearance #ThanksStevie pic.twitter.com/xYv0i24xBa
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/NewsSource24/status/599613552937177088
https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/599620397991079936
Lallana scores for Liverpool and runs straight into the arms of Gerrard. So wonderfully beautiful It's become all too much for me.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/599618018918965248
Gerrard's boots with YNWA on the heel and a hidden message on the insole pic.twitter.com/B5SyIuz1Fm
— AS USA (@English_AS) May 16, 2015
PHOTO: The kit Steven Gerrard will wear on his final #LFC appearance at Anfield #ThanksStevie pic.twitter.com/Ne8xIRHF7u
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 16, 2015
Steven Gerrard with a fan at the Nou Camp, circa 2006 pic.twitter.com/pPOgh7fYnZ
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) May 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/RAWK_Meltdown/status/599625693509595136
When Gerrard ruled Anfield… #LFC pic.twitter.com/ogfvH3pMmP
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) May 16, 2015
If anyone deserves this it's Gerrard, legend. pic.twitter.com/PybJAlIarY
— Anfield Hub (@AnfieldHub) May 16, 2015
Proudly wearing my Stevie G jersey watching his last game at Anfield! #ThanksStevie #legend @liverpoolfc pic.twitter.com/x2yHtDBVUt
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) May 16, 2015
One last touch as #LFC captain & player #ThanksStevie pic.twitter.com/iSQ25BWoNt
— Ash_LFC (@zodman100) May 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/liverpoolgifs/status/599623530301513728
https://twitter.com/OfficialAppiah/status/599618698014494720
A tweet isn't enough to explain the sense of emptiness. Nothing could actually. End of an era. #ThanksStevie
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 16, 2015
