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GABRIEL MAGALHAES brutally mocked Viktor Gyokeres aft scoring during Arsenal's 5-1 demolition of Sporting Lisbon.
The Gunners ran riot successful the archetypal fractional with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz earlier Gabriel, 26, scored a 3rd successful wounded clip to enactment them 3-0 up.
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Following his extremity helium past performed the solemnisation of Gyokeres, 26, by interlocking his fingers successful beforehand of his face.
Gabriel's mentation of it covered his eyes arsenic opposed to his chemoreceptor and rima similar what Gyokeres' mentation does.
Sporting, present coached by Joao Pereira pursuing Ruben Amorim's departure to Manchester United, pulled 1 backmost aft the interruption done Goncalo Inacio.
However, a punishment from Bukayo Saka and precocious extremity from Leandro Trossard sealed the woody for Mikel Arteta's side.
It besides marked the archetypal clip they had scored 5 goals distant from location successful the Champions League for 16 years.
However, Gyokeres deed backmost astatine Gabriel pursuing the celebration.
He told Viaplay: "[Gabriel is] Welcome to bargain it if helium can't make his ain celebration!
"I didn't cognize helium did that, but it's amusive helium likes my celebration."
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The solemnisation appears to beryllium inspired by iconic Batman film The Dark Knight Rises villain Bane, who wears a disguise successful a akin fashion.
However, the erstwhile Coventry prima told a Swedish newspaper: “There were tons of guesses…
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"There was Hannibal Lecter and Batman and everything possible, but cipher got it right.
“No-one came close. Yes, it's a secret. I tin clarify that, but not today."
Gabriel has antecedently referenced rivals celebrations aft a triumph himself, famously mimicking Ivan Toney's, "Nice footwear astir with the boys" tweet successful 2022.
However, Arsenal icon Freddie Ljungberg slammed Gabriel for the "disrespectful" move.
The Invincibles icon told Viaplay: "I’m not a instrumentality of it.
"Of course, helium indispensable person had a batch of speech astir playing against Gyokeres and whether helium would beryllium capable to bash it.
"Then his constituent successful showing that helium tin grip it is rather simple.
"But I deliberation it’s a spot disrespectful. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I don’t deliberation it’s necessary.
"I deliberation idiosyncratic other has that people gesture, permission it alone. I don’t similar to spot it."
There is simply a accidental Gabriel could look disconnected with Gyokeres successful the Premier League successful the future.
SunSport exclusively revealed however some Man Utd and Manchester City are scrapping it retired for the Swede successful a £65million deal.
Arsenal ratings vs Sporting
David Raya - 6
Did not person overmuch to bash too a prevention from Morten Hjulmund. Good organisation and catches from crosses.
Jurrien Timber - 8
A large debased transverse into the container for Arsenal's opener. Very coagulated astatine right-back each game.
William Saliba - 7
Dealt with Viktor Gyokeres well. Did not get drawn into fouling him and held his crushed earlier timing the tackle well.
Gabriel - 8
Scored his trademark back-post crashing extremity from a corner. A large leap and almighty header erstwhile again.
Riccardo Calafiori - 5
Lost his antheral and ended up connected the platform arsenic Goncalo Inacio headed successful from a corner.
Thomas Partey - 8
A sensational shot implicit the apical of the Sporting defence to enactment Saka done connected extremity for the second.
Declan Rice - 6
His archetypal crippled backmost from injury. Was possibly the crushed wherefore his show was not arsenic bully arsenic accustomed and was taken disconnected early.
Martin Odegaard - 9
Pulls the strings for the Gunners and has the quality to prime passes that carve unfastened defences from the borderline of the box, peculiarly combining good with Saka.
Such a immense quality betwixt performances with and without him successful the team. Absolutely incredible.
Bukayo Saka - 8
Simply brilliant. A changeless menace down the close arsenic always, twisting and turning defenders wrong out. His punishment was exceptional and came astatine a clip erstwhile Arsenal were a small up against it.
Kai Havertz - 8
Was successful the close spot astatine the close clip for the goal. Intelligent runs and question from him arsenic helium often dropped heavy to person the ball.
Gabriel Martinelli - 7
Was incredibly lively successful the opening period, moving hard defensively and causing Sporting a occupation with his directness. Good question for the goal.
But Martinelli faded and did precise small aft that.
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