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Ian Doyle & Paul Gorst

Bruno Fernandes screams ignored as John Terry Liverpool exchange spotted

It was a season very few will look back on with any great warmth - even if Liverpool did somehow salvage a top-three finish.

With plentiful injuries, losses of form, iffy football and, of course, no fans for almost the entirety, matters weren't quite as they should have been for the Reds.

Nevertheless, from historic defeats to Aston Villa, Everton and Burnley through to remarkable wins at Crystal Palace and Manchester United, there was certainly enough happening at times.

And there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the last nine months for Jurgen Klopp's side.

Fernandes the screamer

Manchester United's Portuguese playmaker caused much merriment with an outburst during Liverpool's 4-2 win at Old Trafford earlier this month...

While Bruno Fernandes perhaps would be stretching things to claim the opener - it's an own goal from Nat Phillips, surely - there's one award for the United midfielder that is beyond dispute.

After all, nobody could compete with his high-pitched, prolonged scream after taking a slight knock from Fabinho in the second half.

Having already pierced the Manchester night air with his regular yelps, his latest howl was sufficient to prompt an outburst of laughter from many inside the press box as play continued regardless.

Maybe Fernandes was just becoming frustrated that United hadn't been given a penalty.

The old enemy returns

In April, it was the turn of a former villain turned Villan to visit Anfield...

Once upon a time, John Terry was left in tears on the Anfield turf. It was 2005 and Terry's Chelsea had just been beaten in a Champions League semi-final by the Reds.

It represented one of the lowest moments of the former England captain's career, beaten by a Rafa Benitez side who would later be crowned champions of Europe.

Terry's stock has never been high among a Liverpool fanbase who have been known to serenade the ex-centre-back with a particularly unflattering song whenever he visited Anfield.

Times, though, have changed, and Terry was all smiles on his return to L4. Now assistant boss to Dean Smith at Aston Villa, Terry was delighted to chat to Jurgen Klopp, pre-match, as the two shared an embrace on the Anfield pitch.

The absence of 54,000 baying supporters no doubt helped Terry get through his afternoon without incident. Like 2005, though, he would leave in defeat.

Klopp can't understand

Grim defeat at a very, very, very cold Southampton in January was the start of things going rather wrong...

Jurgen Klopp had plenty of reason to be less than impressed as his team struggled to reach anything like their best.

And his frustration boiled over in one first-half incident when Andy Robertson lost the ball and then committed a needless foul that led to a booking from lamentable referee Andre Marriner.

"Why would you do that?" came the befuddled cry from Klopp.

To be fair, it wasn't the only time the Reds boss was asking the same question.

The game is up

On the second weekend of the season, the Stamford Bridge air was turned Blue...

Three blasts of Paul Tierney's whistle confirmed it. Full time: Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool.

And it was at this precise moment that Chelsea knew the game was up.

No-one more so than whoever it was on Frank Lampard's side who could do little but vocalise his frustrations very loudly. It was a moment of unintentional hilarity for anyone not connected to Chelsea. A succinct phrase that encapsulated the entire day for Lampard's men.

"Oh f*** off!"

With four successive Premier League defeats to Klopp's Liverpool, the reaction was entirely understandable.

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