Arsenal Invite Fans to Copy Mesut Ozil's Celebration, People Take the Mick

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil celebrated his opening strike in the Gunners' 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday in a somewhat interesting manner—by sucking on his thumb and holding out three fingers.

The club have since decided to pay homage to their star man, asking fans to replicate the celebration for a chance to make the front cover of the next programme.

Admirably, there were a few who gave it an honest go:

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 #AFCCoverStar pic.twitter.com/EWeI4uawfs

— Tilton Fernandes (@tiltonferns) February 11, 2016"

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 #YaGunnersYa #AFCCoverStar pic.twitter.com/4rmpAZP62z

— Siva Prakasam (@Sivagooner) February 11, 2016"

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 pic.twitter.com/maU9RWgmV3

— JÖ (@Savent_) February 11, 2016"

But then there were others who didn't take it quite so seriously:

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@Arsenal #AFCCoverStar pic.twitter.com/raqYFbYl9v

— AFC GLEN (@AFC_GLEN) February 11, 2016"

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.@Arsenal #AFCCoverStar pic.twitter.com/RoL7srMWxS

— Briggsy the Octopus (@AFChymnSheet) February 11, 2016"

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@Arsenal front cover needs to be this guy pic.twitter.com/h3reeT6EOz

— L Suave (@DJDilute) February 11, 2016"

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 pic.twitter.com/w0AbqUGUcx

— Karan (@Schweiniction) February 11, 2016"

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 #AFCCoverStar pic.twitter.com/34tkw2Ga8E

— SIJÖ (@Reusda59) February 11, 2016"

Not everyone was amused:

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@Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 pic.twitter.com/clbjYnZwLt

— Lewis (@Dxmbele) February 11, 2016"

The competition was unsurprisingly hijacked by supporters of other clubs:

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#AFCCoverstar @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/iKJRcylYSW

— ㅤ (@FUCKOFFWOODWARD) February 11, 2016"

Welcome to social media, Arsenal.

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