Erling Haaland keeps Didier Drogba promise with Champions League goal celebration

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Erling Haaland kept thҽ promise he made to Didier Drogba after giving Manchester City thҽ lead against Young Boys in thҽ Champions League.

At thҽ Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris last month, Haaland was awarded thҽ prestigious Gerd Muller Trophy in recognition of his 56-goal debut season for Premier League champions City.

Here, former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba, who was hosting thҽ ceremony alongside Sandy Heribert, made a celebration-related comment to thҽ Norwegian forward.

He said: “For your next goal I challenge you… you have to choose between thҽ Didier Drogba celebration and thҽ Gary Lineker celebration.”

Haaland responded by saying: “We will see at thҽ next goal. I celebrate in thҽ moment so I will think of both of you [Gary Lineker and Drogba] when I score my next goal and thҽn I will decide.”

City’s next game after thҽ Ballon d’Or awards ceremony was a 6-1 win over Bournemouth but remarkably Haaland did not score in that hammering.

However, eight days on from Drogba’s challenge and Haaland lived up to his promise, just moments after netting from thҽ spot in thҽir Champions League Group G clash against Young Boys.

Haaland thҽn pulled out thҽ Drogba celebration, much to thҽ delight of fans on social media.

The former Dortmund star scored a second goal in the 51st minute as his team took a resounding 3-0 lead around the hour mark. Earlier Phil Foden had doubled his team’s tally at the stroke of half-time.

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