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Twitter star: 'Anfield Cat' gets nearly 40k followers

The cat which ran across the field during the Liverpool – Spurs game on Monday night has become an internet sensation.

A PARODY ACCOUNT of the cat which ran onto the field during the Liverpool – Spurs game on Monday night has nearly 40,000 followers on Twitter.

The @AnfieldCat account was set up just minutes after the feline ran onto the pitch at Anfield, causing the Premier League game to be halted as the cat made a dash for the Spurs box before departing the field and into the arms of ground stewards.

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The owner of the cat has yet to be identified but staff at Anfield have named it Sam according to BBC News.

He bears an uncanny resemblance to Moglet – Liverpool’s unofficial mascot in the 80s who was considered a lucky omen for the most successful club in British football history.

The Twitter account has amassed over 39,500 followers in just two days and is tweeting regularly about the cat’s new found fame while taking potshots at the likes of Michael Owen, a former Liverpool striker who now plays for arch rivals Manchester United.

Here are some of the best tweets:

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    Dec 5th 2019, 9:11 PM

    Flynn’s a serious football. He’d nearly make the Dublin panel.

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    Dec 5th 2019, 9:14 PM

    @Jolly Swagman: for the o Byrne cup

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    Dec 5th 2019, 9:31 PM

    @John O Reilly:

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    Dec 5th 2019, 9:36 PM

    @Jolly Swagman: the training panel

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    Dec 6th 2019, 12:49 AM

    Jack O’Connor is some man when Jim Gavin goes running scared at the first sign of a challenge in leinster championship!

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    Dec 5th 2019, 9:27 PM

    The future’s bright. The future’s white.

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    Dec 5th 2019, 11:51 PM

    @Gary Donlan: the future’s full of…. :)

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    Dec 6th 2019, 12:05 PM

    Sam Doran needs to get a look here. Was class all season for JTB!

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    Dec 6th 2019, 12:24 PM

    @t: Doran is a serious prospect! Possibly the best forward in the county. Keep watch for him. A hot prospect

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