Martinez mocks Man Utd fans, appeared to ask Ronaldo to take penalty

Published at 08:28 pm September 25th, 2021

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez points at Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo during their EPL match at Old Trafford Saturday. Despite gesticulating towards Ronaldo to take the penalty kick, Bruno Fernandes instead steps up and misses, following which Martinez sports a cheeky dance in front of the United fans

Martinez had the last laugh over the United fans after inspiring his side to an unlikely 1-0 win at the Theater Of Dreams

It is not unknown for visiting teams' goalkeepers to get a lot of stick from home fans behind the bar and it was no different for Aston Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

But it is the Argentine who had the last laugh over the United fans after inspiring his side to an unlikely 1-0 win at the Theater Of Dreams, saving a last gasp penalty kick from Bruno Fernandes.

Yeah Emi might be the best in the business at shithousery

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— Rimedi (@r1medi) September 25, 2021

And right after the spot kick was blazed over the bar by Fernandes, Martinez wasted little time before turning around and sporting a cheeky dance in front of the United fans.

The often animated Argentine goalkeeper was pretty much in the thick of action in the dying stages of the EPL game as he also appeared to point his hand towards Cristiano Ronaldo, gesticulating the 36-year old Portuguese to take the penalty.

Martinez was also an animated presence in front of goal in the recently concluded Copa America where Lionel Messi's Argentina clinched the title.