Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to react after seeing what Mark Noble did before kick-off in West Ham’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United last night.
Lineker was stood out on the TV gantry at Old Trafford alongside Alan Shearer and Ian Wright.
The latter of whom was trying to get one of the players to wave back at him from high up on the gantry, as they were walking out for kick-off.
Disappointingly, Wright was struggling to get a wave back, until Noble walked out alongside Lukasz Fabianski and Declan Rice.
Like an excited kid, the former Arsenal striker was filmed by Lineker fist pumping with joy after the Irons captain waved back.
You can see the BBC Match of the Day host’s tweet below.
After waving back at Wright, the 33-year-old went on to have quite a good game against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
As WhoScored shows, Noble recorded two tackles and two interceptions against the Red Devils, as well as one clearance and one block.
It was, evidently, a solid defensive display, although the £50,000-a-week man’s passing was also on point.
Noble completed eight of his attempted 11 long-range passes, and finished the game with a pass success rate of 83.1%.
Sadly, Scott McTominay had the final say in extra-time, although the West Ham No.16 can be proud of his individual display.
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