Arsenal duo Gabriel Martinelli and Fabio Vieira have been praised by Porto striker Evanilson following Saturday’s dramatic win over Bournemouth.
The Emirates Stadium opened in 2006 but this may go down as the best moment since Arsenal left Highbury.
The Gunners fell 2-0 down to struggling Bournemouth as Philip Billing and Marcos Senesi found the net.
It looked like Arsenal were set for a massive slip-up before Mikel Arteta’s men produced one of the most incredible comebacks.
Thomas Partey and Ben White hauled Arsenal level before Reiss Nelson stepped forward as the unlikely hero with a last-gasp goal.
Nelson’s goal sparked absolutely wild scenes at the Emirates as fans, players and staff collectively lost their minds.
Arsenal sit five points clear at the top of the Premier League table and are still dreaming of an unexpected title win.
Evanilson hails Arsenal duo Gabriel Martinelli and Fabio Vieira
Everybody connected to Arsenal has been celebrating wildly since Nelson’s goal on Saturday afternoon.
Winger Gabriel Martinelli had a fairly simple message on Instagram, stating ‘never give up’ alongside a photo of him and Fabio Vieira in the Arsenal dressing room.
Vieira responded by saying ‘vamos Irmao’, or ‘let’s go brother’ in English.
Porto striker Evanilson then got involved, commenting ‘que dupla’ – ‘what a duo’.
The Brazilian hitman played with Vieira at Porto and may well have crossed paths with compatriot Martinelli over the course of his career.
Evanilson was clearly dazzled by the duo and will be supporting them as Arsenal push for the Premier League title.
Evanilson, 23, has proven himself to be a major goalscoring threat for Porto.
33 goals and 14 assists in 99 games for Porto is a strong record and he has been linked with some huge moves.
Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Noticias reported last summer that Newcastle sent a scout to watch Evanilson.
Yet with a €100million (£88million) release clause in his deal – value Porto expect in full – Evanilson hasn’t earned big switch yet.
Who knows, maybe Evanilson will be on Edu’s radar and a move to Arsenal could materialise down the line.
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