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Topics: Dean Henderson, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Football, Community Shield
Ryan Smart
Topics: Dean Henderson, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Football, Community Shield
What Dean Henderson did immediately after the Community Shield penalty shootout win over Liverpool speaks volumes about the Crystal Palace goalkeeper.
Palace defeated Liverpool 3-2 on penalties at Wembley after the match finished 2-2 in 90 minutes, with Henderson saving two spot kicks in the shootout.
The Eagles twice came from behind to level the scores, with Jean-Philippe Mateta scoring from the penalty spot and Ismaila Sarr netting on 76 minutes.
It had earlier taken just five minutes for Hugo Ekitike to put Liverpool ahead on his first competitive start for the club, before Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-1 by lobbing Henderson - with potentially a mishit cross - from a tight angle.
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Having never won a major trophy - unless you count the 1991 Full Members' Cup, where several top teams failed to enter - in their history since lifting the FA Cup in May, Palace now have two trophies to their name in the space of three months.
After Palace's trophy celebrations, Henderson left Wembley to return home - but a fan revealed the incredible gesture he made before that trip.
The England goalkeeper stopped off at a local pub, the Palace fan claimed, before putting £1,000 behind the bar to enable all the punters to buy a drink.
The fan posted a photo of Henderson - still wearing the cap he adorned during the penalty shootout - and wrote: "Dean Henderson just stopped off at The Alsopp Arms and dropped a £1k off at the bar to buy us all a drink. Legend. Totally gets this club. Cheers."
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Speaking to Sky Sports after the Community Shield win, Henderson said: "Yeah, it was incredible. Really enjoyed it, thoroughly enjoyed it.
"We knew it would be a test today, and the lads delivered. It's a fantastic feeling.
"There's not a lot of opportunities you get [to play in a penalty shootout], so when they come around, you've got to take them and show everyone. I'm delighted today, the plan worked, and thoroughly enjoyed it."