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Liverpool fans panic after Philippe Coutinho’s hat-trick for Brazil

Published 12:01 9 Jun 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Liverpool fans panic after Philippe Coutinho’s hat-trick for Brazil

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Philippe Coutinho is the top scorer at the Copa America Centenario after scoring his first ever international hat-trick.

Sure, it was only against Haiti, but you can only beat what's put in front of you. The Liverpool fan favourite struck twice in the first half before adding a third in stoppage time to seal a 7-1 win. That result leaves Brazil needing just a point from their final group game against Peru to guarantee their progress to the knockout stages. https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldWrap/status/740801050173689856 https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldWrap/status/740803550817751040 Liverpool fans were broadly split into two camps after waking up to the news of Coutinho's treble. Naturally, most were just happy to see their star player turning on the style for his country. It's fair to say they're excited about his potential in Jurgen Klopp's first full season as manager. https://twitter.com/herreraa09/status/740802012061782016 https://twitter.com/JasonStewart74/status/740841085338013697 https://twitter.com/ghazalympadri/status/740838464564961281

There was a bit of overreaction in among the praise, of course

https://twitter.com/Walexy11/status/740836198311186432 https://twitter.com/Arran0710/status/740716265044627457 https://twitter.com/iNabber/status/740725288322117632

But attention soon turned to fear, with fans hoping Coutinho hasn't become so good that it's impossible for the club to hold on to him.

https://twitter.com/dboetan7i/status/740693868648255488 https://twitter.com/Jurgenosophy/status/740822497482964993 https://twitter.com/Reds12thMan/status/740849151332777984 https://twitter.com/DWLFC94/status/740835241724682240 https://twitter.com/kopinhooo/status/740847921407655937
Liverpool fans panic after Philippe Coutinho's hat-trick for Brazil