Aaron Ramsdale's unusual celebration after Bukayo Saka's goal against Manchester United was a promise he made on a recent podcast with YouTubers Calfreezy and Chip.
Sunday's outcome in North London could well prove to be a crucial result in this season's Premier League title race.
Mikel Arteta's side showed the character of champions as goals from Eddie Nketiah [2] and Bukayo Saka helped the Gunners go five points clear of Manchester City.
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It was a pulsating clash full of drama at the Emirates, which makes Ramsdale's ability to fulfill a promise made on The Fellas Podcast even more impressive.
Ramsdale, who has been known to rile up opponents with his not-so-subtle celebrations, was a recent guest on the podcast hosted by popular YouTube personalities Calfreezy and Chip.
And during the soon-to-be released chat, the England international promised to perform a celebration recommended to him by the lads.
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Showing the supreme confidence Arsenal fans know and love, Ramsdale said: "Give me something. When we win this weekend, give me something to do."
It was a challenge Calfreezy was well up for. “Okay, I’ve got you, I’ve got you,” said the host, who proceeded to pull up a picture of Chip with a 90's-style haircut.
Ramsdale hit back: "I'll do that!" before practising the planned celebration.
As you can see in the footage above, Ramsdale was true to his word after Bukayo Saka's screamer put Arsenal 2-1 ahead in the 53rd minute.
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KSI, another popular YouTuber, praised the goalkeeper's mentality. “'When we win,'" he said. "I love this mentality man."
Plenty of fans agreed with that statement. One commented on the clip, saying: "You've got to rate his confidence," while another said: "Fair play."
Six minutes after Ramsale's celebration, the former Sheffield United goalkeeper flapped at a corner, which allowed Erik ten Hag's side to equalise through Lisandro Martinez.
But after putting a huge amount of pressure on the United backline late on, league leaders Arsenal earned all three points thanks to in-form striker Eddie Nketiah.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta labelled Nketiah's winner as a "beautiful moment" in his post-match press conference.
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“I don’t know, but I don’t think it gets better much than that,” he said. “It was a beautiful moment, a really special one because we were pushing and pushing and pushing and it wasn’t coming.
“It came at the end – VAR made it more difficult – but it was electric and really emotional and really passionate and I loved it.”
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Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@thefellaspod - Sky SportsTopics: Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal, Manchester United, Premier League
