WATCH: Garnacho throws out Ronaldo's 'nap' celebration after getting permission from the main man
- Garnacho scored his first goal for United
- Imitated Ronaldo's nap celebration
- Brazilian sensation Endrick also copied the celebration
WHAT HAPPENED? The teenager scored his first goal in United's 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday. He was set up by none other than Ronaldo, and while celebrating with his teammates, Garnacho was seen asking permission from the Portuguese to use his new 'nap' celebration.
He had to ask 🤷
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Young Alejandro Garnacho seeks permission from Cristiano Ronaldo to use his celebration 🙏
The veteran gave the go ahead 🫱🫲#UEL pic.twitter.com/CEY2nG2Y5G
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Ronaldo first celebrated this way after scoring against Everton at Goodison Park, which happened to be his 700th strike in club competition. The Manchester United star would normally have toasted such an achievement by breaking out his famous ‘Siuuu’ routine, but there was no sign of that on Merseyside as he instead closed his eyes, leaned back and stood with fingers locked on his chest. Brazilian sensation Endrick has also copied the celebration after he scored his first home goal during Palmeiras' 4-0 win against Fortaleza, which saw them lift the Brazilian Serie A.