Restored to the starting lineup by Jurgen Klopp after being benched at the weekend, Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring against Tottenham in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.
Latching on to a deflected cross-cum-shot from Marko Grujic, Sturridge was able to nudge the ball home before the goalkeeper got a hand to it.
Here, have a look…
Sturridge's goal #LIVTOThttps://t.co/0SguVbux5i
— LFC KNOWLEDGE (@LFCknowledge) October 25, 2016
Having ended up in the net after giving his side the lead, many Liverpool supporters were quick to note that something wasn’t quite right after the goal.
Sturridge, whose wriggly-armed celebration is as much a part of him as his annoying knack of developing hip and thigh injuries, opted not to bring out his trademark post-goal dance.
Liverpool supporters were concerned.
Sturridge didn't bring out his dance🙁
— Jamie Farmer (@farmerr99) October 25, 2016
Sturridge didn't do his dance after the goal. He is intensely focused right now on earning his way back to the first team. #LFC
— European Royalty 6x (@KingBasu1) October 25, 2016
Why doesn't Daniel Sturridge dance anymore? pic.twitter.com/uNuEb5GO3p
— Liam (@liam_scfc) October 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/RockiesRanger/status/790989996811431936
Meanwhile, Cameron suggested that it might be the case that Sturridge throwing himself into the net after the ball might actually be his new signature celebration.
https://twitter.com/ingsception/status/790990265007935488
Was this the end of an era? Had Sturridge shelved his famous celebration? After the hour mark, such fears were allayed after the England international doubled Liverpool’s lead…
https://twitter.com/AnfieldRoadLFC/status/791008216666742785
https://twitter.com/Iggy_Furtado/status/791008872207187969
https://twitter.com/KalashnikLove/status/791008892650160128
Thank God for that.
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