Ball boy REFUSES to give up his stool despite Mohammed Kudus asking to use it for his 'take a seat' celebration after scoring against the Magpies in their Premier League clash

Mohammed Kudus was less than impressed when one of Saturday's ball-boys refused to give up his stool to allow him to do his 'take a seat celebration'. 

Kudus scored West Ham's second goal of the game against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon and looked to celebrate by taking a seat on the ball-boy's chair. 

He ran up to the youngster and asked if he could use the stool for his trademark celebration. However, the young Newcastle fan refused to move. 

Kudus looked confused by the child's reaction and continued to point at the stool before his team-mates lifted him up onto the advertising board.

The West Ham forward celebrated in similar fashion against Arsenal when he scored in the Carabao Cup last November. 

Fans couldn't help but laugh at the situation, with Newcastle supporters praising the ball-boy for 'holding firm'. 

One fan wrote: 'Lmao the Newcastle ball boy said nah to kudus trying to use his chair for the celebration'. Another added: 'The ball boy is a hero'. 

One fan said: 'All the ball boys across the country have been briefed to not give Kudus their seats. My guy’s celebration shook up the whole sport.' 

Another joked: 'The ball boy is cheeky. Kudus had no chance.' Another agreed and joked: 'The ball boy say make Kudus find somewhere else sit'. 

The 'Kudus celebration' has become a phenomenon. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah copied it and the entire West Ham Under-21 team reproduced it.

And it was considered iconic when Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Hojlund did it together after Garnacho scored for Manchester United against West Ham last month. 

Speaking about the celebration, Kudus told The Times: 'I wanted to do something out of the box because most celebrations are pretty normal, sliding and stuff. I wanted to add more meaning to me scoring. It's all about sitting down, resting after scoring a goal, but literally there's no deeper meaning than that.'

'Even when I [first] did it there were talks that people were doing it before, though I didn't see anybody doing it that way. But, yeah, [other players] are allowed to do it — but soon they will have to start paying taxes!

'I just see it as something to make people happy and worth the ticket they bought. Football is about the three points and the emotions at stake but also football is an entertainment and there's more stuff to it. Yeah. I'm still just having fun in the playground.' 

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