<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Liverpool FC star Dejan Lovren was left red-faced prior to the Reds' game against West Ham United on Saturday, with a cheeky Hammers' mascot deciding to prank the defender in the tunnel before kick-off</strong></h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">Live shots of the events in the tunnel before kick-off are sometimes very interesting, and the incident on Saturday prior to the early kick-off at the Boleyn Ground was evidence of just why that is the case.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In a repeat of a prank that a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT4Pwly_82o" target="_blank">Chelsea FC mascot famously pulled off against former Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard</a>, a cheeky West Ham mascot brilliantly fooled Dejan Lovren into thinking he was going to shake his hand, only to pull away at the last minute and mock the Reds' centre-back.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The video of the hilarious exchange can be seen below.</p> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0-qWK32-vc <!--Article End-->