Liverpool’s Jeremie Frimpong videoed celebrating wildly after Gabriel’s Champions League final penalty miss
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Liverpool supporters would mostly have been relieved to see Arsenal lose Saturday’s Champions League final, robbing them of an impressive double.The Reds never managed to achieve the feat under Jurgen Klopp, despite coming close on two occasions, and it would have been hard to watch had the Gunners pulled it off.Thankfully, they succumbed to Paris Saint-Germain in a tense penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. As Liverpool fans celebrated on a day where Arne Slot was also sacked, Jeremie Frimpong was videoed celebrating wildly with his family as Gabriel missed the decisive spot-kick.
Is Andoni Iraola the best option to replace Arne Slot? Credit: AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images Frimpong can’t hide delight at Arsenal defeatArsenal have not been especially popular Premier League champions this season, mainly owing to their preference for the dark arts and their somewhat stale style of football.It seems that this feeling may also stretch to the footballers themselves, with TikTok account Snapchat Ballers sharing a video of Frimpong watching Gabriel’s penalty kick with what appears to be his family.The Liverpool player can be seen sitting in front of the television as the Brazilian runs up to take his kick, before he leaps to his feet and pumps two fists in the air after the ball is sent flying over the crossbar.Others in Frimpong’s party are even more animated, with one person jumping from the sofa and running away in celebratory fashion.READ MORE: Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool career may not be over after all as Reds give Arne Slot the bootPhoto by Kevin Voigt/GettyImagesFrimpong circles around, clearly delighted, before making a beeline for one person sitting propped up against another chair.Whether the person in question is an Arsenal fan, a PSG supporter, or just another ‘neutral,’ is unclear, but they seem to be the target for both Frimpong and another of his family as they hug them and, potentially, laugh at them.Quite what has prompted such a vociferous reaction from Frimpong is unclear.
But it is safe to say that he was pretty much every Liverpool fan while watching one of the most divisive players in the Premier League cost his team on the big stage.Arsenal fans may catch hold of this, and they will not like it, but after a difficult first season at Anfield, it may just promote Frimpong in the eyes of Liverpool supporters. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox