A Darren Bent strike, with the aid of an inflatable beachball, condemned Liverpool to their fourth defeat of the season at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, and ExtraFootie can exclusively reveal the culprit!

Both The Sun and Sky Sports have launched campaigns to reveal the miscreant's identity, while Match of the Day blurred out the offender's face on Saturday night, suggesting that he wouldn't be too popular in his home city if his face were known.

But in a ferocious bid to flush out the truth, ExtraFootie's technical team have been studying and remastering the footage all night and all day, in order to bring you a crystal clear picture of the ball-thrower's face.

And viewers will no doubt be flabbergasted to find out that the culprit is none other than long-time Kop adversary and Liverpool hater Gary Neville, who many had ruled out of the equation, on account of the fact that he was believed to have been playing for Manchester United at Old Trafford at the time.

Here's the undeniable truth: