Crystal Palace midfielder Michael Olise decided not to celebrate his equaliser against Manchester United our of habit.
Olise rescued a point for his side in their Premier League encounter with the Red Devils after scoring a last-minute free-kick at Selhurst Park.
Despite the incredible strike, Olise looked less than impressed with his own effort – by performing a subdued celebration – and the reasons behind doing so have now been revealed.
Olise’s former Reading team-mate, defender Tom McIntyre, spoke with The Athletic and lifted the lid on the winger’s celebration choice.
“We’d say he’s a bit weird sometimes because when he scored goals, he sometimes wouldn’t celebrate,” Morrison explained.
“We’d be like, ‘Mike, you’ve just scored an important goal and you’re just walking back?’. What’s he doing? Then he’d play two-touch with the manager (Paunovic) in the gym, he’d win a point in that, and he’d be shouting and celebrating, but on a Saturday, he’d score a goal in front of the home end and just stand there.
“We never really worked out why. He could never give us an answer but he’s just different; a special player.”
Former Nottingham Forest and England left-back Stuart Pearce famously would refuse to celebrate whenever he scored – often spectacularly – during his career.
