Bukayo Saka responded to Marcus Rashford's opener against Arsenal in fantastic fashion. The Manchester United forward gave his side the lead at the Emirates Stadium after nearly a quarter-of-an-hour.
After Rashford beat Aaron Ramsdale with a spectacular effort from range, the 25-year-old wheeled-away in euphoria and performed his trademark celebration in front of the home supporters. He stood tall with his index fingers pointing to his temple; which he sometimes does with his eyes closed.
Eddie Nketiah clinched an equaliser no more than five minutes later before Saka finally reclaimed lead for the Gunners in the second-half. And, in spectacularly sly fashion, the winger decided to copy Rashford and perform the same celebration in front of the same home fans.
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Saka's cheeky decision to imitate his fellow countryman went done very well with Arsenal fans on social media amid claims that he could be mocking Rashford. However, whenever players up and down the country have previously performed the United forward's celebration it has been done as a sign of support.
The Arsenal star's motive for the celebration remains to be known and it could be innocent fun. Rashford begun performing his trademark celebration this season after having returned to his best form under Erik ten Hag.
Pointing to the temple suggests that he's hinting at his recent mental health struggles and how focusing on clearing his headspace has become a priority. Rashford revealed in October that he'd been struggling last term.
"It’s a complete different energy around the club and the training ground," he said. "That puts me in a better headspace and I just feel really motivated now. That’s the area I was struggling in."
"I was struggling at times with more mental things. It wasn’t really my own performance but other things off the pitch. That’s the biggest difference from last season.
"Too often last season, I wasn’t in the right headspace for games. I wasn’t surprised by some of the stuff that was happening."
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