Liverpool signed off for the season by securing by banging four unanswered goals past Brighton to secure their place in the top four.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring to take his league tally for the season to 32 in 36 games, thus pipping Harry Kane (30) to the Golden Boot award, which was presented to the Egyptian forward on the Anfield pitch after full time.
However, Salah’s thunder was well and truly stolen by his daughter Makka, who took the opportunity to thwack a few balls about as the Anfield crowd saluted her every touch…
Some reception for Mo Salah after being awarded with the Golden Boot. #LFC pic.twitter.com/ji9YFjwCQ7
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceEcho) May 13, 2018
Mo Salah being booed at Anfield? Who’d have thunk it!
Here’s some better footage, mired only by the Sky Sports pundits droning on joylessly over the top of it…
Bloomin’ adorable.
Watching professional footballers’ children mill about while being cheered on by thousands of fans is one of life’s most profound and untainted pleasures.