Arsenal wonderkid Myles Lewis-Skelly trolled Erling Haaland by copying the striker's celebration after scoring against Manchester City on Sunday.
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Youngster on target at Emirates StadiumHit the net at just 18 years of ageReplicated Haaland's celebrationFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The 18-year-old sensation opened his senior goal account in the heavyweight showdown with City at Emirates Stadium. Lewis-Skelly fired beyond Stefan Ortega to hit the net, giving the Gunners a 4-1 lead. The Arsenal academy graduate then copied City star Haaland's celebration, sitting in a meditation pose.
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Lewis-Skelly is now following in illustrious footsteps. His goal – at the age of 18 years and 129 days – saw him become the youngest player since Wayne Rooney to score his first goal against the champions of English football. Team-mate Ethan Nwaneri – at 17 years and 318 days old – then overtook him with a goal to make it 5-1..
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Lewis-Skelly's celebration wasn't the only jibe Arsenal directed at City. Kendrick Lamar's famous track Humble was played over the stadium speakers at full-time – a reference to Haaland telling coach Mikel Arteta to "stay humble" after the teams played out a 2-2 draw in September.
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Arsenal will hope that there are many more goals to come from Lewis-Skelly and an England cap is expected to come his way shortly, with it impossible for new Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel to ignore his potential.






