sport news Gabriel Martinelli leaves his man in a (Berba) spin! Fans swoon over Arsenal ... trends now
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Gabriel Martinelli earned comparisons to a Manchester United legend with a perfect display of skill during Arsenal's 2-0 victory against Sevilla.
The Brazilian forward was uncontainable on the left as Arsenal picked away at the away side before Leandro Trossard opened the scoring on the stroke of half-an-hour.
Bukayo Saka doubled the home side's lead following a coolheaded pass from his 22-year-old team-mate to hand Arsenal their first win in three matches across all competitions.
Martinelli looked in commanding form as he consistently got the better of his opposite number Juanlu - but one moment might stand out in particular for the shamefaced No 26.
Ball racing towards the byline, Martinelli catches it in the nick of time, before sending it with a pin-point accurate touch curving past the hapless defender.
Gabriel Martinelli pulled off a stunning skill in Arsenal's Champions League tie against Sevilla
The execution of the spin earned the Brazil international comparisons to Dimitar Berbatov
The Gunners were back to winning ways at the Emirates following two back-to-back defeats
Martinelli then sprints to collect the pass into space, before heading off into the box.
But amidst the praise from Arsenal fans were noisy comparisons to the master of the skill, Dimitar Berbatov, who pulled off a similar - and arguably even more unbelievable - turn against West Ham in Man United colours in 2008.
The Bulgarian's victim was James Collins, who hopelessly kicked out into the air in a bid to slow
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