UFC star Israel Adesanya says it is 'cool' seeing Liverpool star Mohamed Salah copy his bow-and-arrow celebration. The 32-year-old has been in fine form for the Reds this season with supporters seeing the Egyptian celebrate on 23 occasions in 32 matches.

The forward dusted off the celebration for the first time in a number of matches as he was on target in the 4-1 win over Ipswich Town. He has opted to sit on the advertising boards in recent outings but his arrow celebration has quickly become a firm favourite with the Reds fanbase.

Despite facing contract uncertainty at Anfield, with his current deal set to expire in the summer, he has been in fine form to help steer Liverpool to the top of the Premier League and new-look Champions League league phase.

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Speaking to Stake, former middleweight champion Adesanya has expressed his delight at seeing the Liverpool star copy his celebration. He said: "It felt good when Mohamed Salah did my celebration. It lets me know I am doing the right things. It lets me know I am representing myself, the game and my people well.

"He is also Egyptian and the weaponry I believe it's a part of their culture. It's just cool to see people appreciate my work and the little trinkets I give.

"It also makes room for people to do their own thing and I love it when people express themselves freely."

And Salah has not been shy to admit that he did take inspiration from 'The Last Stylebender', speaking earlier this season, the Egyptian said: "I was watching the UFC, [Alex] Pereira against Israel [Adesanya].

"Adesanya, when he won the second fight against Pereira, he celebrated like that. Pereira I think beat him in the first one. So I liked the celebration, that’s why I did it. I am a UFC fan.

"It’s become, in the end, [that] people take it as [being because] our Egyptian pharaohs used to do it when they drew something [in] a temple or just in the pyramids or somewhere."