Chelsea and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson has explained why he did Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark celebration against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Blues striker netted a hat-trick as his side thrashed nine-man Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month.
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The Senegalese forward used Ronaldo's trademark 'Siuu' celebration for the third goal and he has now revealed he admired the Portuguese when he was growing up.
"When I was growing up, I loved Cristiano Ronaldo," Jackson told the Telegraph.
"I had his name on a shirt that I always wore. Not an actual shirt because they are expensive, so you don't buy them. But I had a shirt that I put 7, Ronaldo on with a pen. I did it myself when I was a kid.
"Of course, I would pretend to be him, but it was difficult to watch his games because you needed to pay. We would go to my friend's house, everybody.
"We would watch in a large group, never just with one person in the house. All my friends, we'd all go to one house to watch Real Madrid."
Jackson also revealed he will not be doing the celebration on a regular basis.
"I always did his celebration, even when I was at Villarreal and I scored two goals. So when I got a hat-trick, I had to do it. Now I'll only do it for hat-tricks, not every goal," he added.
"It was my first career hat-trick. It was very special. The ball is in my lounge so everyone can see it. I hope there will be many more, but the first one is always very important and I will try to keep it very safe."
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