Man United hero Joshua Zirkzee taunts Arsenal fans after FA Cup heartbreak

Manchester United's penalty hero Joshua Zirkzee has riled the Arsenal fanbase for his actions after knocking them out of the FA Cup on Sunday.

The Gunners found themselves knocked out of the FA Cup to cap off what has been a poor week for them after a dramatic penalty shootout.

Arsenal went behind in the 52nd minute thanks to a Bruno Fernandes strike but on the hour mark, things looked to have turned in their favour when Diogo Dalot was sent off and Gabriel equalised in quick succession.

Mikel Arteta's side had the chance to take the lead when Kai Havertz was fouled by Harry Maguire inside the penalty area with 20 minutes to go.

However, Martin Odegaard's penalty was saved by Altay Bayindir.

The match would eventually drift into a penalty shootout despite Arsenal's best efforts to win it in normal and extra time.

Havertz saw his penalty saved before Zirkzee won it to send 8,000 United fans into raptures.

As he reeled away in celebration, the Dutchman caught the ire of the Arsenal fans as he was seen waving at the home supporters who were in the upper tier before completing his celebration in front of the away end.

Unsurprisingly, such a celebration annoyed the home supporters who likely felt disrespected by the actions of Zirkzee.

Zirkzee has had a testing relationship with the United fanbase since his summer move from Bologna.

Just a couple of weeks ago, the striker was jeered off the pitch by the Old Trafford faithful after he was replaced in the first half by Kobbie Mainoo.

The forward immediately grabbed his coat from the bench and jogged straight down the tunnel.

He soon returned to watch the remainder of the match from the bench.

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