{"id":1374086,"date":"2025-02-06T18:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1374086"},"modified":"2025-02-06T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:05:09","slug":"alan-smith-alf-inge-haaland-myles-lewis-skelly-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/alan-smith-alf-inge-haaland-myles-lewis-skelly-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"“Back in your box” – Alan Smith hits back at Alf-Inge Haaland after Lewis-Skelly celebration comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Arsenal<\/a> forward Alan Smith has hit back at Alf-Inge Haaland after the ex-Manchester City<\/a> man criticised the Gunners for their celebrations following a 5-1 win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alf-Inge Haaland is, of course, the father of Man City striker Erling Haaland, who was at the heart of the mocking celebration. It started in the first league meeting this season, which saw Man City draw 2-2 with Arsenal thanks to an injury-time equaliser from John Stones.<\/p>\n

Haaland had been involved in a couple of scuffles with Arsenal’s defenders throughout the match, including one moment with Gabriel. And after the game, he was caught on camera telling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to “stay humble”.<\/p>\n

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Stay humble was the slogan of Sunday’s Premier League showdown, with Arsenal fans and players this time making the most of it. Although Haaland equalised for Man City, Arsenal scored four unanswered goals to take the 5-1 win. It leaves Man City nine points behind Arsenal and saw them drop out of the top four by the end of the weekend. Arsenal remained second, six points behind league leaders Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The fourth goal was scored by 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly, who has been shining at left-back having been thrust into the starting XI in recent weeks. Lewis-Skelly made it 3-1 just after the hour-mark, and celebrated his goal with a meditation pose. It’s the same pose Haaland has been known to use when celebrating his goals. And it’s not the first time Haaland has been mocked for doing the pose, with Paris Saint-Germain players previously pulling it out after knocking the Norwegian and Borussia Dortmund out of the Champions League.<\/p>\n

After the game, Arsenal’s official X (former Twitter) account posted an image of Lewis-Skelly’s celebration, surrounded my his teammates, with the caption: “This team”. In a quote tweet, Alf-Inge Haaland tried his hand at mocking Arsenal, saying “This team that wins everything. Ehhhhh, not.” It was accompanied by a sky blue heart, showing his affiliation to his son and former club.<\/p>\n

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THIS TEAM \u270a pic.twitter.com\/BlaJM9f1Sd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n