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Ryan Paton

Luis Diaz's girlfriend Gera Ponce proudly watches on as he receives ovation from Anfield

Luis Diaz's girlfriend, Gera Ponce, was proudly in attendance as the Colombian winger made his first start last night.

Liverpool FC's new £37.5m signing made his Premier League debut as the Reds comfortably defeated Leicester 2 - 0 at Anfield.

The 25-year-old's performance was singled out for praise by Jurgen Klopp as he continued his impressive start to life on Merseyside.

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He said: "One of the best first games I saw from a new player but we have to see how he adapts, there's no rush."

The Reds boss replaced Diaz with Takumi Minamino in the dying moments of the game so the Colombian could receive the deserved plaudits from the Anfield faithful.

The moment was captured by Diaz's partner, Gera, who shared the ovation with her 140k Instagram followers.

(Instagram/@gera25ponce)

Gera proudly captioned the post with "te amo" which translated to I love you.

Gera also hails from Colombia and has been in a relationship with the winger since April 2016.

They welcomed their first child named Roma last year and the happy family shared updates as they made the move to Merseyside.

Gera was also in attendance at Diaz's first game, when he wracked up his first assist in a 3 - 1 victory over Cardiff FC.

She posted a photo from the Main Stand as she soaked in the Anfield atmosphere.

She captioned the snap: "We are Reds. La barra del 23"

Excited fans flooded the comments to welcome the family to Liverpool.

Louise said: "Welcome to Anfield! Hope you and Luis are settling in well"

Steve added: "Welcome to ANFIELD"

Karen commented: "Welcome to Liverpool"

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