Philippe Coutinho scored one of the goals of the season for Liverpool against Crystal Palace at Anfield this afternoon.The Brazilian maestro was a good 35 yards from goal but backed himself to score directly past the Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.It proved to be an inspired decision. There haven’t been many better free-kicks scored in the Premier League this season. (Scroll down to watch the video).Coutinho’s strike had everything - pace, power and accuracy - and while Hennessey may feel he could have done better, in truth, there was no stopping the South American’s inch-perfect set-piece.Some people on Twitter also noticed something that made Coutinho’s free-kick even more special.

Watch: Coutinho’s free-kick v Palace

First, let’s take a look at Coutinho’s free-kick...

Do you notice anything a little unusual?

If you didn’t, allow us to point it out to you.

Before the ball had even hit the back of the net, Coutinho had wheeled away and began celebrating.

He knew, from the moment it left his boot, that this was flying in.

People on Twitter spotted it

Twitter noticed Coutinho’s early celebration…

Luckily the ball did go in.

Just imagine how embarrassing it would have been for Coutinho had Hennessey pulled off a wonder save!

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