Liverpool star spotted using iconic Cristiano Ronaldo celebration during win over Newcastle

One Liverpool star was spotted copying Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic celebration during the Reds' 4-2 win over Newcastle on Monday.

The two teams put on a New Year's Day classic at Anfield, with Liverpool having an incredible 15 shots on target as they repeatedly split open the Newcastle defence.

Their xG of 7.20 was the highest-ever in the history of the Premier League since the stat was recorded, and visiting goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was forced into 11 saves.

After two disallowed goals in the first half and a Mohamed Salah penalty miss, it was somewhat against the run of play when Alexander Isak cancelled out Salah's opener to make it 1-1 in the second half.

But the Reds went on to continue their attacking dominance, scoring three goals in the last 20 minutes through Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo and a Salah penalty.

The goal meant Jurgen Klopp's side started 2024 off on the perfect note, going three points clear of Aston Villa at the top of the Premier League table in the process.

And Salah brought up his 150th Premier League goal during the match - only the 11th player to do so since the competition's inception in 1992.

He later celebrated with a callback to none other than Ronaldo.

After scoring his second goal from the penalty spot, Salah sat on a nearby advertising board and folded his arms - exactly how Ronaldo famously did at Real Madrid on numerous occasions.

Speaking about the Egyptian winger after the match, Klopp told Sky Sports: "Mo is a goalscoring machine, obviously.

"He will never stop doing these things. It's extremely special. Special game, special night."

Liverpool without now be without Salah for several weeks as he joins up with the Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations.

But with the return of Diogo Jota, Klopp can now add the Portugal star to a pool of players that already includes Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo as players that can fill in for Salah while he is away.