Myles Lewis-Skelly celebrates first Arsenal goal by roasting Erling Haaland in Man City clash
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Myles Lewis-Skelly scored his first senior goal for Arsenal to put them 3-1 up against Manchester City - and had a cheeky poke at Erling Haaland in the process.
After being put through by Declan Rice, the 18-year-old raced through on goal as City's defence mysteriously disappeared.
It allowed the left-back to have a pop at goal, hammering the ball so hard that even Stefan Ortega's touch could not stop it flying into the net.
In front of a packed-out Emirates, the youngster sat down like he was meditating as his team-mates congratulated him.
Myles Lewis-Skelly roasted Erling Haaland with his celebration
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The celebration is a reference to Haaland's, one he made popular during his time at Borussia Dortmund before bringing it across to City.
The Norway international raised the temperature of this rivalry when he threw a ball at Gabriel and told Mikel Arteta to 'stay humble' in their last encounter.
It clearly lit a fire in Arsenal's belly, with Gabriel saying before the clash that they had not forgot the striker's antics.
So when Lewis-Skelly celebrated just like Haaland, the fans got the message and revelled in the City star's misery.
Arsenal had taken the lead just moments into the contest when a defensive mishap saw Martin Odegaard open the scoring.
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John Stones' poor pass to Manuel Akanji was taken off the Swiss man's toes to see Odegaard presented with an almost-empty net.
As Haaland watched helplessly on the halfway line, Gabriel stuck the needle in by roaring in the 23-year-old's face.
But the Norwegian claimed some sort of revenge when he got ahead of William Saliba to nod in an equaliser after the break.
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Arsenal's players loved Myles Lewis-Skelly's celebration
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Haaland's celebrations were cut short just 30 seconds later, though, when Thomas Partey restored Arsenal's lead.
The midfielder's deflected shot cannoned off Stones to fly past a hapless Ortega before Lewis-Skelly's moment of magic.
It even saw comparisons to Ashley Cole made by Gary Neville, one of England's best-ever left-backs who came up through the Arsenal academy.
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