The Reds midfielder celebrated Divock Origi’s winner in Sunday’s Merseyside derby in somewhat unorthodox fashion.
Most Liverpool fans will most likely still be smiling going into Monday night following their exhilarating 1-0 win in the Merseyside derby.
Sunday’s Premier League game against Everton at Anfield looked like it was heading for a bore draw as the injury-time minutes ticked by.
But then, Virgil van Dijk’s shanked attempt at a volley, which initially seemed like it was heading for the stands, descended towards the Toffees goal.
Jordan Pickford misjudged the trajectory, scuffed the ball onto the woodwork, and Divock Origi was left with a simple header from point-blank range.
Cue the game’s opening goal in the 96th minute of the match, cue bedlam in the Anfield stands, cue pandemonium in the Reds dugout.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp embarked on a run towards goalkeeper Alisson Becker to celebrate, such was the emotion within the hosts’ contingent.
And the German coach wasn’t the only one to lose his cool – the Liverpool substitutes couldn’t contain their emotions either.
A GIF clip doing the rounds on Twitter shows Alberto Moreno and Mohamed Salah embracing after the goal, but the best reaction has to be that of Xherdan Shaqiri.
The Switzerland midfielder, who was replaced by Naby Keita in the 71st minute, lifts up a jacket – presumably that of the coatless James Milner near him – and, like a wrestler about to apply their finisher, slams it to the ground.
Some Liverpool fans took to Twitter to comment on Shaqiri’s “Mourinho-esque” moment:
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