'To be honest, he got so close!'published at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2022
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The England social media team have been running a sort of Big Brother-style Diary Room feature for the players out in Qatar and the latest man to sit in the chair is Jude Bellingham., external
There was only one thing to ask the 19-year-old about - that goal celebration with Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
"That was completely off the cuff," said Bellingham. "We never even spoke about it, if I was to get an assist for him.
"Obviously, we're spending a lot of time with each other at the minute but no, that was completely off the cuff. But I think it's turned into something a little bit iconic."
One thing we all probably want to know is: did it hurt?!
"To be honest, he got so close, I was thinking, 'if this is what we're going to do, then we have to commit,' added Bellingham.
"So I went and he came really hard you know! Like, right there and that's why my back is arched because I'm thinking, 'he's proper hard, proper close,' so I kind of just had to turn the corner a bit, lean forward and get into a bit more of a comfortable position.
"But it was a good moment. Something that lives forever."