Joe Allen is gone but not forgotten.
The ex-Liverpool player became something of a cult hero in the second half of last season after a series of fine performances off the bench.
He enjoyed a great Euros for Wales then moved to Stoke over the summer for £13 million.
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Today, he scored he first goal in a Stoke shirt — an 82nd minute equaliser against Man Utd at Old Trafford.
Predictably, Liverpool fans absolutely loved it!
On behalf of every #LFC fan around the world, THANK YOU Joe Allen you beautiful, beautiful man.… https://t.co/eonxKZOZ7g
— TFS Liverpool (@TFS_Liverpool) October 2, 2016
You can take Joe Allen out of Liverpool, but you can't take Liverpool out of Joe Allen.
— Fight Like A Girl (@kankurette) October 2, 2016
Liverpool fans when they hear it was Joe Allen who scored for Stoke pic.twitter.com/3LlTMHmXiR
— Sarchotic (@iSarahaha) October 2, 2016
Joe Allen. Still helping Liverpool when he is not a liverpool player. #Iegend
— ZhiJed (@Zhi_Jed) October 2, 2016
@MarkDav1s @Sambo1tg Allen had his best game for liverpool today
— adam (@adammoconnor) October 2, 2016
Joe Allen will always be a Liverpool hero, even if he's at Stoke.
— Shafik Mandhai (@ShafikFM) October 2, 2016
This weekend has been great first Liverpool win 2-1 and then Joe Allen scores to make United draw!
— The Top Klopp (@TheTopKlopp) October 2, 2016
Here's Joe Allen holding an £89m chicken. pic.twitter.com/ZfCSZd8zN2
— Ben (@LFC_NEW5) October 2, 2016