Jordon Ibe and Nathaniel Clyne do the 'Dab' after Liverpool win... is this the new dance craze storming sports celebrations?
- Jordon Ibe scored the winner in 1-0 Capital One Cup victory over Stoke
- Reds youngster and Nathaniel Clyne performed the 'Dab' dance move
- Stars including Romelu Lukaku and LeBron James also seen dabbing
Liverpool youngsters Jordon Ibe and Nathaniel Clyne are the latest Premier League players to bring the so-called 'Dab' dance move into their victory celebrations.
Ibe scored the winner for Jurgen Klopp's side in their 1-0 Capital One Cup victory over Stoke City on Tuesday night, following either a fantastic or fortuitous square pass from Joe Allen.
The 20-year-old wheeled away to celebrate the goal in the arms of his team-mates before he and Clyne busted out the hip hop move that has been used by athletes from Everton striker Romelu Lukaku to NBA star LeBron James.
Nathaniel Clyne (left) and Jordon Ibe 'Dab' to celebrate the latter's winning goal against Stoke City
Youngster Ibe scored the only goal in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat of Stoke in the Capital One Cup semi-final first-leg
Clyne rushes to congratulate his 20-year-old team-mate before they start dabbing at the Brittania
The move, which traces its roots to Atlanta hip hop culture, has taken American sports by storm
The Liverpool pair take perform the move that has also been used by LeBron James in the US
The move traces its roots from the Atlanta hip hop scene and can be best described as sneezing into the crook of your arm while the other arm points upwards in the opposite direction - imagine Usain Bolt caught celebrating with a cold.
Nonetheless, England defender Clyne was impressed enough by his moves to tweet a picture after the game of the pair in mid-dab accompanied by the caption: 'Tough game but a good win. All to do in the second leg!!! #YNWA #CapitalOneCup #Dab.'
Clyne and Ibe, however, are not the first sportsmen to adopt the dance, which is believed to have been first brought to a mass attention by NFL star Cam Newton towards the end of last year.
Merseyside rival Romelu Lukaku also performed the move after scoring against Stoke in December - racing to the corner flag and pausing for effect before dabbing in front of Toffees fans.
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku busts his dab after scoring against Stoke in December
Paul Pogba (left) and Mario Balotelli strike a dab pose during a night out together in Italy
And, earlier in the week, Juventus' Paul Pogba and Mario Balotelli of AC Milan posed for pictures while pulling the move during a night out together (wearing alarmingly identical clothes).
NBA superstar James also showed off his diluted version of the dance ahead of a Cleveland Cavaliers scrimmage last year, while the move has also been adopted by several NFL players, coaches and even owners.
New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp watches the game from beneath a red hoodie
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