Liverpool's Lucas Leiva celebrates birthday with Manchester United rivals

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva invited a couple of his Manchester United rivals to celebrate his 27th birthday.

The Brazilian posted a photo on his Instagram account enjoying his celebrations with fellow South Americans within the game, including teammates Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho.

Lucas's opponents on the pitch - United twin brothers Fabio da Silva and Rafael da Silva also were in attendance, as were Manchester City stars Fernandinho and Pablo Zabaleta.

The only non-South American involved in the midfielder's birthday dinner was Spaniard and Liverpool teammate Iago Aspas.

Take a look at the photo below: