Everton star Richarlison has gone viral after footage emerged of him managing his friend's Sunday League team in a suit.
The Brazilian striker has been prolific for the Toffees since he arrived on Merseyside in a £50million transfer from Watford back in 2018.
But he took a break from banging in goals to show off his leadership skills in a sharp suit in a local Formby park for a Sunday League team.
The video was shared by Everton's official Twitter account, leaving fans in hysterics.
Although Richarlison was on good form in the video, the 24-year-old is currently sidelined with a calf tear.
The striker set tongues wagging with his furious reaction to being substituted by Rafa Benitez in last weekend's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.
Everton fans also reacted angrily to Richarlison's withdrawal just before the hour mark - only for it to later emerge that the forward was injured.
Richarlison, who has racked three goals and two assists in his 13 appearances so far this season, tried to clear the situation up when talking to Evertonfc.com this week.
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“I am so disappointed to suffer this injury and have to miss games, especially at an important time for the team and with so many points to play for," Richarlison said.
“It was frustrating I couldn’t stay on the pitch against Crystal Palace but Rafa did the right thing for me and for the team.
“I wasn’t able to play at my maximum capacity because of the issue with my calf and if I stayed on I would have done more damage and, probably, faced a longer period out of the team.
“I love playing football and love playing for Everton and am always sad when it isn’t possible to be on the field with my teammates.
“I understand the manager was trying to protect me. My recovery started as soon as I received the diagnosis from my scan and I will work every waking hour to be back in the blue shirt as soon as possible.
“Everybody is confident we can have a really good second half of the season and I plan to do everything possible to be back scoring and creating goals and working to help us achieve our aims at the earliest opportunity.”
Richarlison's absence over the festive period is a big blow for Benitez, who is still under pressure at Goodison Park after a rotten run of results.
The Toffees failed to build on their impressive last-gasp win over Arsenal earlier this month to keep the heat on Benitez - who was heckled by fans either before his arrival due to his close affiliations with Everton's bitter rivals, Liverpool.
The Spaniard has been handed a brief reprieve by the flurry of postponements in the Premier League due to the rise in Covid-19 cases as the new Omicron variant grips the nation.
Everton's clash with Leicester, due to take place on Sunday, was axed on Thursday.
