Rayan Cherki recreated teammate Erling Haaland's goal celebrations after curling an exquisite shot into the top corner in Manchester City's 2-0 win over Brentford in the English League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. The France playmaker pulled out some robot moves and then sat down cross-legged in a yoga pose after giving a much-changed City team a 32nd-minute lead. With his tricks, skills and wonderful technique, Cherki is already proving a fans' favorite in his first season in Manchester after moving from Lyon.
"I personally think that the Canadian Dairy Queen is above and beyond the American Dairy Queen, which it's up for debate. But as a Canadian, obviously you know what I'm going to say," Geekie, a native of Strathclair, Manitoba, said earlier this week at UBS Arena. "And Arvy had never been to a Dairy Queen - ever. And so we were talking it up, and he didn't understand that they flip it upside-down because it's so thick or whatever.
While most teenagers would crumble under such spotlight, the Barcelona prodigy channelled all that noise into performance as it took him only eight minutes to make the headlines for the right reasons. After controlling the ball beautifully with his left foot, he took a swift step inside and unleashed a thunderous strike into the top corner - a goal that silenced his critics in one instant.
