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Newcastle striker Perez: Liverpool winner will stay with me forever

Newcastle United striker Ayoze Perez says scoring the winner against Liverpool will be a career-long highlight.

Perez admits he's surprised himself over his superb run of goalscoring form.

"Things have changed quite a lot for me in just a few weeks," he told the Daily Mail.

"The Tottenham game was a great opportunity for me. Making the team was a great honour and I knew I had to grab that chance with both hands.

"To score was a dream come true - and I don't score with too many headers. In the past, I have only scored one or two so if you had told me my first Premier League goal would be a header, I would not have believed it.

"Then to score the winner against Liverpool was amazing. This is a memory I will cherish for the rest of my life. I will always remember that game and what the goal meant, the celebrations with the fans and the noise inside the stadium.

"Whatever happens for the rest of my career and in my life, that will live with me forever."

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