A SHOPPER thought he had made a mis-steak when he was stunned to see Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the freezer section of his local Aldi.

Musician Matt Gordon, 39, did a double take as he saw the uncanny resemblance of Putin staring back at him from the meat rack.

3 A shopper spotted Vladimir Putin's face on an Aberdeen Angus steak from Aldi

3 The chilled meat looked uncannily like the fearsome Russian leader Credit: Corbis - Getty

The £2.99 Aberdeen Angus sizzle steak on sale at Aldi in their Croydon, south London branch left Matt thinking someone was taking the brisket.

He told The Sun:”I was looking for something to eat for my tea and walked past the meat section when I was stopped in my tracks.

“I couldn’t believe it. I had to keep going back. The resemblance was amazing. My Aberdeen Angus sizzle steak looked just like Vladimir Putin.

“I walked past it a couple of times and each time it looked more and more like Putin.

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“I had hardly any battery on my phone but I had to take a picture for my friends and when I showed them they were in stitches.”

Matt added:”I didn’t buy it in the end - I didn’t want to be responsible for sizzling Vladimir Putin who knows what might have happened to me. I might have ended up being well done myself.”

Last year we told how the face of Jesus had been spotted in a slice of toast while the Duchess of Cambridge made an appearance on a jelly bean.

3 Mark Gordon decided to leave the £2.99 Aberdeen Angus Beef Sizzle Steak in the fridge at his local store in Croydon, South London

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