Myles Lewis-Skelly doubles down on Erling Haaland taunt after Arsenal thrashing | OneFootball

Arsenal left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly mocked Manchester City's Erling Haaland during and after Sunday's 5-1 victory for the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta's side romped into an early lead at the Emirates Stadium through Martin Odegaard's second-minute opener. Arsenal centre-back Gabriel roared in Haaland's face before running to his teammates to celebrate the goal - a nod to the first meeting between these sides back in September when the Norwegian number nine marked John Stones' 98th-minute equaliser by throwing a ball at Gabriel's head.

Arsenal had to weather a storm of pressure from City for the remainder of the first half before Haaland - who else? - levelled for the visitors shortly after the restart. However, Thomas Partey fired the Gunner back in front within 60 seconds and Lewis-Skelly made it 3-1 in the 62nd minute.

The spritely 18-year-old, who enjoyed an excellent game on and off the ball, celebrated his first goal in senior football by folding his legs into the lotus position and pretending to meditate; the same pose which Haaland has so often pulled after scoring.

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To mimic an opponent's celebration during the game is one thing - Bukayo Saka has deployed the signature moves of James Maddison and Marcus Rashford in matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United over recent years - but Lewis-Skelly followed up his in-game jibe with a pointed social media post.

After City salvaged a 2-2 draw with the Gunners at the start of the season, Haaland was caught telling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to "stay humble". Those two small words have resurfaced throughout the subsequent four months, particularly during City's uncharacteristically poor run of form.

In a joint Instagram post with adidas shortly after the final whistle, Lewis-Skelly was pictured celebrating his goal beneath the caption "keep it humble".

When the Arsenal teenager's in-game antics were put to Pep Guardiola after the match, he delivered a slightly frenzied response: "I didn't see it. Did he do that? That's good. That's good. Emulating Haaland's celebration? That's good. That's good.

"Did you like my answer?"

Haaland's father Alfie, a former professional footballer for City himself, was less impressed.