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Lucas Leiva showed his enduring class after receiving a special gift from a Liverpool fansite last week.

Ahead of last Saturday's Merseyside derby , Lucas was sent a Brazil shirt with legendary striker Romario on the back by dedicated fan account @gerrardlucas.

Lucas later posed for a picture with the 1994 World Cup winning shirt itself on his Instagram, after sending a thank you to the superfan behind the account.

"Hi just to let you know that I loved the gift." he responded to the fan.

"I will take a picture with the shirt and to you tomorrow.

"You didn't have to do that it was a very nice gesture from you. YNWA".

Lucas' message was shown on Twitter by the clearly delighted fan behind the account.

The Brazilian is in his 10th year at Anfield and could be rewarded for his decade of service with a testimonial game this summer.

Lucas has clocked up nearly 250 Premier League appearances since signing from Gremio in the summer of 2007, and only three overseas players have made more.

Only Sami Hyypia (318), Pepe Reina (285) and Martin Skrtel (242) have turned out for the Reds more than the long-serving Brazilian.

At 240 appearances, Lucas is likely to overtake Skrtel before the season is over, and could see an Anfield friendly dedicated to him this summer.