Olympic hockey champion and Liverpool fan Samantha Quek made a special appearance – along with her shining gold medal – on this week's Thursday Night Show.

Fresh from helping Great Britain triumph in the women’s hockey in Rio, the 27-year-old visited the LFCTV studios to explain the joy of success on the world’s biggest stage.

Quek also revealed that comparisons have been drawn between the manner of her team’s victory over the Netherlands – a shootout win after a 3-3 draw – and one of Liverpool’s greatest ever nights.

“We’ve had tweets and messages come through saying it was just like Istanbul,” she said.

“Someone even tweeted me a picture of Luis Garcia and me [celebrating the respective wins] and it was almost exactly the same, with our arms out.

“It was just a stunning way to win and the drama that unfolded that night was a credit to our sport.”

LFCTV GO subscribers can watch the chat with Samantha in full, and much more in the Thursday Night Show, by clicking play above.