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Michail Antonio explains what bizarre celebration during West Ham's win at Spurs is all about

West Ham United star Michail Antonio became the first opponent to score at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium this lunchtime but that wasn't what fans were talking about post-match.

That's because of Antonio's latest hilarious celebration following the only goal of the game in the second half as West Ham prevailed.

Marko Arnautovic found Antonio with a lovely ball over the top before the forward fired home the ball past Hugo Lloris.

The best two words to describe the celebration are: 'Hammer time'.

Antonio thrusted his hips in an odd way before his team-mates congratulated him on the goal.

Antonio is well known for bizarre celebrations which have included caressing the new claret carpet to doing something from the Simpsons. This latest one probably goes down as the weirdest, though, with the 29-year-old explaining it post-match.

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"This one is from a guy I follow on Instagram called Danrue who does loads of crazy dance moves and I saw it the other day," Antonio told Sky Sports.

Michail Antonio celebrates his goal against Spurs (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

"I'd been busting it out at all the clubs so I thought I'd have to do it on the pitch.

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"I like to bring something different to the pitch when I score and show the enjoyment and love for the game that I have."

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