Premier League planning controversial rule change after Myles Lewis-Skelly and Erling Haaland incident

The Premier League are considering a controversial rule change off the back of Myles Lewis-Skelly's celebrating mocking Erling Haaland.

The Arsenal left-back scored his first professional goal on Sunday, curling in the third of the Gunners' five goals in the 5-1 hammering of Manchester City at the Emirates.

The 18-year old proceeded to celebrate by performing Haaland's yoga gesture, sitting on the floor with both hands out in an action the Norwegian has done on a regular basis after finding the net.

The celebration was one that Paris Saint-Germain players did to mock Haaland a number of years back after knocking Borussia Dortmund out of the Champions League.

Lewis-Skelly's decision to mock Haaland came as a response to the City striker asking him, "Who the f*** are you"? after John Stones scored at 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium.

Haaland was also subjected to Gabriel celebrating in his face after the previous spat and a loudly sung chant from Arsenal's supporters referencing his "stay humble" comment.

But Lewis-Skelly was branded "disrespectful" by pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher for his antics and it's now emerged that the Premier League will be monitoring player goal celebrations going forward.

Myles Lewis-Skelly mocked Erling Haaland with his celebration. Image: Getty

League chiefs will also give thought to punishing players if their celebrations are deemed to be an act of mocking.

The Premier League's chief football officer, Tony Scholes, said: "There's a balance. I think we all like to see celebrations. Some of the celebrations have been very funny, entertaining, but there's a line.

"Once it crosses over into mockery or criticism then we would need to deal with it."

Celebrations have caused a stir

Jamie Vardy has been known to wind-up opposition fans, notably mimicking an eagle when scoring against Crystal Palace. He was not punished for his actions but Iliman Ndiaye did receive a yellow card for doing an arms flapping celebration to imitate a seagull after scoring the winner against Everton.

Neal Maupay and James Maddison infamously got into a spat after the former did the Spurs star's darts celebration, while some have expressed concerns over Phil Foden and Joshua Zirkzee pretending to shoot guns in a similar celebration to one which once saw Edinson Cavani sent off.

In the NFL, anyone who celebrates in such a manner is at risk of being forced to pay a hefty fine.