Player who mocked Everton with viral celebration after scoring first goal at new stadium breaks his silence

The Wigan Athletic academy star who mocked Everton after scoring the first goal at the Toffees' new stadium has posted for the first time since the historic moment.

Midfielder Harrison Rimmer, 18, netted the first goal of the Bramley-Moore Dock era on 13 minutes as the Latics' U18 side took on Everton on Monday night.

The match was the first test event for the Toffees' new stadium, which is set to host first team matches from next season onwards.

A total of 10,000 fans were in attendance to watch the game, which the young Wigan side won 2-1.

They also got to witness Rimmer, a boyhood Liverpool fan, look towards the South Stand and hold up six fingers in celebration of his goal - signalling the number of European Cups/Champions League titles the Reds have won.

Wigan U18’s Harrison Rimmer, of whom is a boyhood Liverpool fan, scored the first goal at the new Everton stadium tonight pic.twitter.com/k4x09Q1TXm

— The Next Wave (@_TheNextWave_) February 17, 2025

Given that supporting Everton has been something of a thankless task over recent years - though David Moyes is making life a lot brighter on the blue half of Merseyside - it wasn't lost on some Toffees fans that the first goalscorer at their new stadium was in some way connected to Liverpool.

Now, the Wigan youngster, who has been with the Latics since the age of 11 but has yet to make his senior debut for the club, has posted on social media for the first time since his record-setting goal - by jokingly mocking the Toffees again.

Rimmer responds

Rimmer posted quotes from Liverpool manager Arne Slot, who asked to be told the name of the first goalscorer during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Reds' clash against Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Slot laughed when the reporter replied: "Harrison Rimmer... a Liverpool fan!"

The 18-year-old then added in an image of his six-finger celebration.

Everton fans saw the funny side of the goal - even if one fan did shout 'break his f***ing legs' once play resumed at the Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium.

It was 16-year-old Ray Robert who scored the first goal by an Everton player at the new stadium on 88 minutes, etching his name into the Toffees' history books forever alongside Rimmer.