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Curtis Jones’ best Liverpool moment says it all about how he will be remembered at Anfield

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Curtis Jones will leave Liverpool under something of a cloud when he joins Inter Milan in the coming days, after the two clubs agreed a transfer fee of around £30m on Wednesday.Things have turned slightly sour for the Scouser at his boyhood team, with some stroppy behaviour overshadowing his final weeks with the Reds.Ultimately, that has softened the blow of his departure, with many fans realising that Jones was never the main man he always wanted to be. And as he leaves Liverpool for good, it is worth remembering that what many will see as his best moment in a red shirt came away from anything he could do with the ball.



The Scouser is set to join Inter Milan in a £30m deal after seven years in the first-team Photo Credit: Getty Images/Paul Ellis/AFP Jones’ Scouseness is what will define himPossibly the biggest problem with Jones leaving this summer is what it means for Liverpool’s local representation on the pitch. For the first time in forever, the Reds will likely not have a single Scouse player in the first-team squad.For the most part, that might not matter that much, but when the Merseyside Derby comes around this season, it will certainly be felt.Jones always loved those occasions, and one of his absolute best moments with Liverpool came via his first goal: a screamer to send Everton out of the FA Cup at Anfield in 2020.But arguably even better was his decision to run 20 yards to pick a fight with Abdoulaye Doucoure at the end of the final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park five years later.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Liverpool fans decide whether Andoni Iraola will regret letting Curtis Jones leave for Inter MilanDoucoure had sprinted over to the Liverpool fans at the full-time whistle after Everton snatched a 2-2 draw, gesticulating and celebrating in front of the stand.

But the player who stood up for the badge in such a visible way could not be further from the one who threw a paddy when being denied the captain’s armband during the recent pre-season friendly against Wrexham.Was Jones at Liverpool just because he was a Scouser?If Jones’ reaction to Doucoure last year was strong evidence of why Liverpool should have local players in the team, then many fans felt his performance on the pitch showed why they are continuously favoured.His status as a Liverpudlian is what endeared him to many supporters, but it was often used as a stick to beat him with by others. Give us your expectations for Andoni Iraola's first season at Anfield Credit: Getty Images/Geoff Stellfox After a poor Jones performance, you could throw everything you have on the fact that dozens, maybe even hundreds, of supporters online would be declaring that he is only in the team because he is a Scouser.While most sensible fans would laugh off the suggestion, it is a feeling which has stuck, and it followed Jones right the way through his Liverpool career.There is little question that he was good enough to be a Liverpool player, not many go on to spend seven years with the Reds, especially in such a successful spell.