Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes mocked Viktor Gyokeres after scoring on Tuesday night.

Arsenal’s center-back scored their third goal in the first half of their Champions League match in Portugal, leading to a rout.

After scoring, Gabriel wheeled away in celebration and interlocked his hands before raising them to his face – identical to the trademark celebration of Gyokeres.

The Brazilian was instantly surrounded by his colleagues, but social media users were quick to notice the gesture made by the central defender.

Earlier in the competition, Gabriel defeated Swedish star Gyokeres in a number of duels and was seen jeering the fans afterward.

Earlier in the contest, Arsenal took the lead through Gabriel Martinelli after Jurrien Timber’s nice ball across the box. Kai Havertz then extended their lead shortly after.

Gabriel Magalhaes performed Viktor Gyokeres’ trademark celebration on Tuesday night

The Sporting Lisbon star is known for locking his fingers and raising them above his face

Gabriel then got their third after rising highest from a corner and powering his header into the back of the net defiantly.

After the half-time break, Sporting got back into the match through a Goncalo Inacio header before the Gunners hit back through Bukayo Saka from the penalty spot.

Prior to the match, Rio Ferdinand revealed what it would take for Sporting Lisbon star Gyokeres to reach the ‘top bracket’ of forwards.

Speaking ahead of Sporting’s clash with Arsenal on TNT Sports, Ferdinand said: ‘I wouldn’t put him in the top bracket yet because he hasn’t done it in a top league.

‘With all due respect, the Portuguese league is a very good league but it’s not a top league.

‘If he signs for a team in the Premier League, he’ll be having to prove who he is, reshaping himself and presenting himself to everybody under that spotlight and going: this is who I am.

‘If he wants to win, he goes to Manchester United… I’m joking! The key point is he knows the manager.

‘For a transition into another league, to go with somebody that knows his game perfectly and can get the best out of you – and he’s proved he can do that somewhere else – and you’re going to go somewhere where he’s rebuilding and you’re part of that process with him, he’ll be licking his lips at something like that’.

The Brazilian rose highest to power home a third goal for Arsenal on the stroke of half-time

Gabriel was soon surrounded by his teammates after scoring Arsenal’s third goal in the half.

He has 16 goals in only 11 Primeira Liga games this season, five in four in the Champions League, a few more in the Portuguese cups, and nine in six (plus four assists) in the Nations League for Sweden, where he forms a potentially lethal partnership with Alexander Isak.

His overall goal total with Sporting is 67 in 69 games, with 19 assists. Gyokeres’ goal celebration, in which he covers half of his face with his hands to mimic a mask, has inspired followers worldwide and sparked debate about its origin.