A Premier League goalie trolled Cristiano Ronaldo with some masterful mind games which saw his teammate miss a crucial penalty
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Sep 27, 2021, 20:19 IST
Emi Martinez trolled Ronaldo as Aston Villa beat Manchester United.
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Aston Villa goalie Emi Martinez brilliantly trolled Cristiano Ronaldo and secured his team a win in the process.
Ahead of a late Manchester United penalty, he shouted: "You take it!" at Ronaldo as teammate Bruno Fernandes stepped up.
The mind games worked. Fernandes blazed the spot kick over the bar to hand Villa victory.
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Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez trolled Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates with some brilliant mind games in his side's 1-0 victory over Manchester United Saturday.
Seeing an opportunity to play mind games, Martinez could be heard shouting: "You take it, you take it!" at Ronaldo with Fernandes in earshot.
Fernandes, clearly rattled by the taunts, blazed the spot kick over the bar, prompting Martinez to celebrate by gyrating in front of the United fans behind the goal.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not happy with Martinez's and the other Villa players' behaviour at the penalty.
"First of all, the way they get around the penalty spot, around Bruno and all that, that's not to my liking, but I do understand it, it shouldn't be that way," he said after the match.
"Today you would back Bruno with your mortgage. What I didn't like was the way they crowded the penalty spot. It clearly worked for them but that's not great to see. They achieved what they wanted to."
He added: "Bruno is normally very good in those positions and unfortunately just missed this one. It doesn't get into Bruno's head, he's strong mentally and he'll step forward again."
Martinez later posted a photo of himself after the final whistle to Instagram alongside the caption: "Unreal performance from everyone today. 3 points, clean sheet - job done."
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A post shared by Emi Martinez (@emi_martinez26)
Jack Grealish, who left Aston Villa to sign for United's rival Manchester City in the summer, commented on the picture: "Emi u funny guy. Well done bro."
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