No.10: An emotional farewell to Anfield
No-one who was at the stadium on May 24, 2009 will forget the feeling.
A decade after he completed a transfer to the club, Hyypia said farewell on his last appearance with tears in his eyes and the noise of thousands of supporters’ collective appreciation and respect ringing in his ears.
Sent on for the final six minutes of a Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur, the defender could not quite muster a swansong goal – but he didn’t need to, he had already done more than enough.
The Kop paid tribute with a mosaic in his name, Sami’s teammates hoisted the Finn onto their shoulders following the final whistle – all in honour of the service he had given – and he departed a legend.