Nigerian-born striker, Jordon Ibe scored his first senior goal for Liverpool on Saturday as the Reds thrashed Preston North End 4-0 at Deepdale. The 17-year-old, who made his senior Liverpool debut on May 19 against Queens Park Rangers in the 1-0 Premier League win at Loftus Road, is highly regarded by the Reds boss, Brendan Rodgers. He provided the assist at Loftus Road as Phillipe Coutinho scored the only goal of the game. The young forward has now shown that his fine display last season was not a fluke as he scored a brilliant goal as Liverpool continued their pre-season with an easy win against Preston on Saturday. After the win, he took the time to discuss his performance and rather strange celebration of his debut strike with Liverpool television, reports supersport.com. “I felt really good especially scoring against Preston and playing with the first team. I enjoyed it a lot,” Ibe said, clearly overcome with emotion. Ibe covered his face with his hands immediately after scoring and he explained the rather unconventional celebration. “I didn’t have any celebration so I just put my hands in front of my face. I was just so relieved and looked at Brendan (Rodgers) because I’ve always wanted to score in important matches especially playing with the first team. “So when (the ball) went over the line, I just felt so happy,” he said. The forward subsequently took to Twitter share his joy with his 43,591 followers via @IbeJordon. “Great game today, lovely support from all lfc fans, and also thank you for all the comments. #LFC,” he tweeted. Born in. Bermondsey, South London, Ibe signed as a 12-year-old for the Wycombe Wanderers youth system, after his release from the Charlton Athletic youth system. On December 20, 2011, he joined Liverpool for an undisclosed fee. He has represented England at under-18 level but is eligible to play for Nigeria at senior international level. Up next for Ibe and the rest of the Liverpool side is a summer tour of Jakarta, Melbourne and Bangkok, to pay a visit to the many thousands of passionate Reds fans who follow the club from afar.