Dean Henderson: Nottingham Forest goalkeeper with cheeky gesture after superb display vs Liverpool

• Dean Henderson produced an unbelievable save to deny Liverpool late in the game on Saturday
• Nottingham Forest ended up pulling off an upset against Liverpool as they claimed a 1-0 win
• Taiwo Awoniyi scored the only goal of the game to help Forest off the bottom of the table
• After the game, Henderson went viral for a cheeky gesture to the Liverpool fans

Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson went viral on Saturday, October 22 after he appeared to flash a middle finger towards Liverpool fans.

Henderson was the hero of the afternoon as he produced a superb save late in the game to deny Liverpool, who succumbed to a shock 1-0 defeat.

It was Liverpool’s former man Taiwo Awoniyi, who left the Reds in 2021 without making a competitive appearance, who nabbed the only goal of the game early in the second half and it proved to be the decider.

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In truth, Liverpool were far from their best, and were wasteful in front of goal as their winless run in away games this season went on.

The final 10 minutes of the game proved to be the Dean Henderson show as the keeper also did well to keep off Trent-Alexander Arnold’s header.

Despite immense pressure in the closing stages, Forest held on for a famous win as fans online heaped praise on Henderson.

"Deano masterclass," wrote one fan.

"He was superb man.. Mad saves kept them in the game," added another.

Amid the celebrations, cameras also managed to pick the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper’s showing the middle finger to someone in the crowd.

Fans instantly concluded he was directing some banter towards Liverpool fans.