Ronald Araujo hailed for ‘brilliant’ unseen celebration of Dominik Szoboszlai’s belter vs Tottenham
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Ronald Araujo has made himself popular with Liverpool supporters after hitting the ground running following his loan move from Barcelona.There had been some scepticism over the Reds’ decision to sign him after falling out of favour at Barca, but Araujo has become a cult hero already, winning fans over with some excellent displays at centre-back and right-back. It helps that he is clearly a passionate and aggressive player who wears his heart on his sleeve too.Liverpool fans have been missing some of that from their players recently, and the 27-year-old has been a breath of fresh air in that respect.
He also seems to love playing for the Reds, with former right-back Martin Kelly spotting more evidence that Araujo is having a blast with Liverpool as he celebrated Dominik Szoboszlai‘s screamer against Tottenham on Tuesday. Where should the Carabao Cup sit in Liverpool’s list of priorities this season and why? 🤔 Credit: Photo by Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images Araujo executed ‘brilliant’ knee-slide celebrationSzoboszlai’s goal to seal Liverpool’s win over Tottenham and passage through to the next round of the Carabao Cup was one that absolutely deserved to be celebrated in the most raucous fashion.Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola were left visibly in awe of what their teammate had just pulled off, with cameras catching both players instantly putting their hands to their heads in amazement.Milos Kerkez was seen delivering a similar reaction as he raced towards his national team colleague to celebrate, while the rest of the Liverpool team mobbed Szoboszlai in front of the Kop.Araujo did not appear to be part of the celebration, though, and the reason he was not initially seen on any of the subsequent footage was because he was knee-sliding by himself near the halfway line.
Speaking to The Official Liverpool FC Podcast following the game, Kelly said that he had spotted Araujo performing his celebration by himself, with a video later emerging on social media.READ MORE: How confident Liverpool are of keeping Rio Ngumoha as Arsenal position themselves to pounce“Great celebration, it was nice seeing Araujo doing the knee slide behind him, it was brilliant!” laughed the former Liverpool right-back.“That sheer determination of the lads, they did have to dig in that last 10, 15 minutes. The two full-backs, so aggressive in the one-v-one duels.”This is not the first time Araujo has shown off his delight at a Liverpool goal.