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Alex Milne

Gary Neville pops the champagne after Liverpool's shock loss to Watford

Manchester United cult hero Gary Neville was in the mood to celebrate after Liverpool's hopes of finishing the Premier League season unbeaten came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Watford .

Two goals from Ismaila Sarr and another from Troy Deeney gave the Hornets a stunning win over Jurgen Klopp's side, and handed the Reds their first defeat in 44 games in the league.

Neville has never hidden his dislike of Liverpool , and just minutes after the final whistle at Vicarage Road he shared a celebratory video on Twitter .

The Sky Sports pundit does not speak in the 13 second clip, but instead slowly opens a bottle of champagne, and smiles in delight when the cork pops.

Gary Neville was clearly delighted with the result (GNev2/Twitter)

Actions clearly spoke louder than words on this occasion, and Neville has obviously been waiting for a long time to revel in a Liverpool defeat.

The result means the Reds can no longer match Arsenal's unbeaten season in the 2003-2004 campaign, in which Arsene Wenger's team recorded 26 wins, 12 draws and 0 defeats on their way to winning the title.

The Gunners also joined in the fun on Twitter by simply posting the words "Phew...", before directing a message to Liverpool which read: "Congratulations on a formidable unbeaten run, @LFC."

Speaking after the loss Klopp was magnanimous in defeat, and said: "They did exactly what they wanted to do, we did not. That's how football works.

Liverpool's loss was their first in 44 Premier League games (REUTERS)

"You have to accept it, it's not so easy, but it's the proof we were not good enough tonight. It's always very difficult.

"We have to accept if after. In the game you have to fight. We were 3-0 down but we still tried, there were no silly situations where somebody got frustrated and tried to kick someone.

"If you win good, if you lose, try to do it in the right manner and do it like a man."

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