Arsenal thrashed Manchester City 5-1 at the Emirates on Sunday, with young star Myles Lewis-Skelly marking his first senior goal with a pointed celebration aimed at Erling Haaland.
The Gunners dominated the match, with Martin Odegaard opening the scoring before Haaland equalised after the break.
Thomas Partey restored Arsenal's lead before Lewis-Skelly added a third, choosing to mimic Haaland's meditation celebration by sitting on the pitch with his eyes closed.
Kai Havertz and Ethan Nwaneri completed the rout as Arsenal closed the gap on league leaders Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola gave a stunned response when asked about Myles Lewis-Skelly's celebration
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The celebration drew particular attention given the ongoing tension between Haaland and Arsenal players.
Pep Guardiola appeared bewildered when questioned about Lewis-Skelly's celebration in his post-match press conference.
"Oh I didn't see it... I didn't see them do that... that's good. That's good. So, he did Haaland's celebration? They have done it?" the City manager responded.
"Ah, that's good. That's good," he added, maintaining the same puzzling response.
In a telling moment, as he left his seat, Guardiola turned to the Manchester City press officer and joked: "Did you like my answer?"
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The exchange highlighted the manager's apparent discomfort with the situation following his side's heavy defeat.
The celebration brought back memories of tensions from September's clash between the two sides at the Etihad Stadium.
During that match, Haaland had thrown the ball at Arsenal defender Gabriel following City's late equaliser in a 2-2 draw.
The Norwegian striker was also heard telling Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to "stay humble" at full-time.
Myles Lewis-Skelly pulled out Erling Haaland's trademark celebration after his goal
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The rivalry continued in Sunday's match, with Gabriel getting under Haaland's skin once again.
Replays showed the Arsenal defender celebrating passionately in close proximity to Haaland's face in another heated moment between the pair.
Guardiola was notably critical of his team's performance, particularly in the closing stages of the match.
"It is not nice to be involved in that when you know it's not your team in those situations," he told reporters, describing his players as "fragile."
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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher praised Lewis-Skelly's confident display on Sky Sports.
"You talk about football arrogance. I always regard that as a positive trait," Carragher said, comparing the youngster to Jude Bellingham and Wayne Rooney.
The defeat leaves City trailing Liverpool by 15 points, having suffered their seventh league defeat of the season.
They return to action next Saturday in the FA Cup against Leyton Orient.
