Danny Welbeck won and then proceeded to score a penalty for Arsenal as they hosted AC Milan in the second leg of their round of 16 Europa League tie on Thursday night.
Following a 0-2 win in Italy, Arsène Wenger’s side continued their improved form and completed the formalities with a further 3-1 victory at the Emirates to progress to the quarter-finals of the competition.
With Arsenal already in front on aggregate, Welbeck appeared to collapse after a light touch from defender Ricardo Rodríguez with the ball heading out of play.
A penalty was awarded and the injury-prone striker fired in his first of two goals last night.
These were the best Danny Welbeck dive jokes as he wins a penalty in their 3-1 win over Milan:
https://twitter.com/Aubacadabra/status/974390128981495808
Sympathy for the linesman there, who presumably hasn't seen Welbeck play much and thinks to himself, hang on, he wouldn't just fall over his own legs there* for no reason
*he would
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) March 15, 2018
Welbeck should probably be arrested for that
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/marcazette/status/974387695396048898
Welbeck is 1 more dive away before getting called Django Unchained by Gattuso.
— Deniz Andres (@Koezo123) March 15, 2018
Welbeck gets international call up and everyone even the referee now takes him seriously
— KDB (@GeniusKDB) March 15, 2018
When I see Welbeck one day pic.twitter.com/HvcMcwKWhM
— BOBAN (@lapatelic) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/GoonerGordo2/status/974395124338823168
Alli’s position is in danger for England after that incredible Welbeck performance
— FG (@FunnyGooner) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/aliladiere/status/974390961538248704
https://twitter.com/UNILADFooty/status/974408411663257601
Replays show that Welbeck didn't dive. He was hit by an amoeba.
— MATT LUCAS (@RealMattLucas) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/HoldTheMilan/status/974387834575556610
César for Danny Welbeck pic.twitter.com/3DgbybIB2o
— TeamMilanAC (@TeamMilanAC) March 15, 2018
To anyone who doesn’t watch Danny Welbeck regularly, I can understand why you’d think that was a dive but I can assure you that was quite simply just Danny Welbeck trying to shoot
— Scott (@Megazcort) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/IFTVofficial/status/974394086655447041
Golden Globe for Danny Welbeck pic.twitter.com/5uBuLqcClI
— TeamMilanAC (@TeamMilanAC) March 15, 2018
so much admiration for the ingenious Danny Welbeck performing a dive so bad, it ends up tricking the official into believing that there's no way a human can flail in such a laughable way and there therefore had to be contact
— Eoin Sheahan (@EoinSheahan) March 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/BalICarrier/status/974402820249137153
Welbeck heat map pic.twitter.com/1uhxE9VuBl
— Laith (@LKM_juve) March 15, 2018
Oscar for Danny Welbeck @DannyWelbeck pic.twitter.com/uZ2JnDGlrW
— TeamMilanAC (@TeamMilanAC) March 15, 2018
Thankfully Welbeck was ok after being poleaxed in that horrendous challenge to get up and take the penalty.
— arseblog (@arseblog) March 15, 2018
When Danny Welbeck dives to win us a pen in the 2018 World Cup final, this summer: pic.twitter.com/qUjKNfnnaj
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) March 15, 2018