Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admitted it was hard not to celebrate against his former club, Arsenal after scoring a ridiculous goal in the Carabao Cup tie.
The midfielder picked up a pass from Adam Lallana centrally and quickly struck a volley over Emiliano Martinez in Wednesday’s 5-5 showdown at Anfield.
“It was a pretty good goal, so it was really hard to keep the celebrations in but that is always something that I knew I would do against my former club,” he said.
“I always want to show a lot of respect for Arsenal and what they did for me and the times I had there. I didn’t want to celebrate but it was a tough one to hold in. I wanted to take my shirt off and go mad!”
Oxlade-Chamberlain has now struck the back of the net three times after scoring the brace against Genk over a week ago. He seems to be finding his way back to top form but the 26-year-old is still not fully happy with his performance against Arsenal.
“I have just tried to run a bit more and get in behind and tried to get my legs going a bit more,” he said.
“Quality-wise, I am not too happy with my performance to be honest. I wasn’t great on the ball and not near my own personal level of where I want to be.
“I need to keep pushing myself and maybe I will get a chance. It is nice to get a goal as well which has ultimately helped us in the game.”
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