It’s not often that a defender on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline can hold his head up high but Kolo Toure can certainly do that.
The Liverpool centre-half lasted 82 minutes against Sevilla and poured every ounce of heart he had into a manful performance which could well be his last one for the club.
Kolo Toure's game by numbers vs Sevilla:
100% tackles won
18 clearances
5 aerial duels won
5 blocks
3 interceptions pic.twitter.com/StXufMiHFo— Squawka (@Squawka) May 18, 2016
Toure showed more pace than we’ve seen from the 35-year-old in years and he saved Liverpool’s necks on more than one occasion.
The most spectacular example of valiant defending came just after the Reds had conceded when he dived in on a strike from Kevin Gameiro in an act that had Liverpool fans crying out for the Ivorian to be rewarded with a new contract.
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Kolo Toure has cleared the ball more times than I have cleared my search history
— . (@hfmihqj1) May 18, 2016
give Kolo Toure a 100-year contract
— nate (@natefc) May 18, 2016
Kolo Toure…..what a tackle! #LFC
— Dara de Brún (@DaraDeBrun) May 18, 2016
Kolo Toure just used up all of the Toure brothers' speed for the next 2 seasons
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) May 18, 2016
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KOLO TOURE IS MY ABSOLUTE HERO. I LOVE HIM. Give him a lifelong contract!
— Diana Kristinne (@DianaKristinne) May 18, 2016
Liverpool need to give Toure another year contract👌🏾
— RVX10! (@mckoyy1) May 18, 2016
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