Kelly Cates left Jamie Carragher in stitches and had fans hailing her as the "best in the business" after taking a cheeky swipe at Gary Neville in her final sign-off to camera following Liverpool's 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United.
The Sky Sports presenter had anchored a thrilling afternoon at Anfield where two goals each from Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah, plus a late strike from Roberto Firmino, saw Liverpool storm to a record victory over their fierce rivals.
Cates was joined by a split panel of former Liverpool legends Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness, along with Man Utd heroes Roy Keane and Gary Neville, and things had got a little heated in the studio after the game.
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Souness claimed Neville had made a remark to him off-air after the final whistle that he didn't feel Liverpool played that well and the ex-United defender repeatedly insisted the result was a "freak" and "out of character" for Erik ten Hag's side, who had been on an impressive run of just one defeat in their previous 23 matches.
That was a differing view to Souness, who was adamant United had "not been that convincing" over that period and highlighted their other heavy defeats this season when they shipped six goals against Manchester City and four at Brentford as evidence of a recurring trend.
Cates - who is the daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish - expertly let the debate rage on whilst posing the right questions and simmering tensions when needed, but took her chance to twist the knife and poke fun at Neville with her conclusion to wrap the show.
"Liverpool sharp off the tee at Anfield this afternoon," she began. "They've beaten Manchester United by seven goals to nil, it's a record for this fixture. Mo Salah is now Liverpool's record Premier League goalscorer... and they didn't even play that well, goodnight."
Both Carragher and Souness burst out laughing while Keane sat stone-faced in the corner, as Neville did his best to try and get the last word. "And you're live on Liverpool TV," he said as the broadcast faded out, but Cates was the clear winner.
Fans lauded the presenter on social media, with one writing: "Kelly Cates the best in the biz right now. Future main host of BBC Match of the Day right there."
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Others were on a similar page as one compared her to a former MOTD broadcast legend: "Kelly Cates once again proving she’s easily the best around right now. Probably the best Sky Sports have ever had. That was Des Lynam-esque in his prime at the end there."
Cates was described as "awesome" while her final line was celebrated with fans hailing it as "great banter," and claimed she had produced a "last minute winner".
"Kelly Cates what a woman, a true professional and still mischievous. Love it!" another fan wrote, as one said: "Fantastic final line!!! Best sports presenter on tv !"
Meanwhile, others were just happy Neville was the butt of the joke, as one fan wrote: "Of all the pundits needing to have their team humbled, Gary was top of the list. Great work."
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