Twitter waves an emotional farewell as Steven Gerrard makes his final Anfield bow for Liverpool

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 https://twitter.com/JustLFC_/status/599619774826606592 https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/599617366100684800 https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/599141851325734914 https://twitter.com/LFC/status/599622542576492546 https://twitter.com/NewsSource24/status/599613552937177088 https://twitter.com/FootyHumour/status/599620397991079936 https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/599620193774624769 https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/599618018918965248 https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/599617263306723328 https://twitter.com/LFC/status/599598628009857024 https://twitter.com/101greatgoals/status/599566815161880576 https://twitter.com/RAWK_Meltdown/status/599625693509595136 https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/599623244182880256 https://twitter.com/AnfieldHub/status/599613676069453825 https://twitter.com/CaroWozniacki/status/599627207330406400 https://twitter.com/zodman100/status/599625739147829248 https://twitter.com/liverpoolgifs/status/599623530301513728 https://twitter.com/OfficialAppiah/status/599618698014494720 https://twitter.com/gauravkapur/status/599615570397429760