Look: Elanga copies the Ronaldo celebration after Sweden’s U21 goal
Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga did his best Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring a goal against Montenegro for Sweden’s U21 team.
Elanga came through the academy broke into United’s first team at the end of 2020-21 and scored a goal in two Premier League matches.
The winger has only made one EFL Cup appearance this season and has not yet played with Ronaldo but was really excited about his return.
“I was devastated when I heard he was coming to United,” Elanga told Fotbollskanalen in September. “But I have calmed down a bit now.
“I will watch everything with Ronaldo. How he does what he does, what he does before and after training. I will ask the questions that another person would ask.
“He has won everything with United and knows what it takes to play for the club. He’s a legend. ”
Elanga started The European Championship in 21 years of qualifying against Montenegro and made it 3-0 in the 68th minute, jumped past a defender before putting the ball past the goalkeeper.
The 19-year-old then celebrated with ‘calma’ gesture, originally created by Ronaldo.
he did calma young goatttt pic.twitter.com/jes3ZZAVEW
– 🇸🇪 🇸🇪 (@UtdOscarinho) October 8, 2021
More Manchester United
‘He has an X-factor’-Everything you need to know about Anthony Elanga
Look: Paul Pogba embarrasses Kevin De Bruyne with good footwork
Can you name Man Utd’s XI from Wayne Rooney’s debut against Fenerbahce?
To compare Man Utd’s home record under Solskjær and Mourinho