What is Dominic Solanke's mask? Bournemouth's hot striker unveils new goal celebration inspired by his favorite show

Dominic Solanke surprised everyone after his goal against Bournemouth by revealing a strange orange mask.

In fact, the striker revealed his new celebration twice, but had to sheepishly remove it the first time when his first game against Brentford was ruled out for handball.

But his equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw at the Vitality Stadium did count, allowing the striker to fully reveal his mask.

But what is it and what does it mean?

talkSPORT.com has the answer.

What is Dominic Solanke's mask?

Solanke's mask is inspired by one of the forward's favorite shows.

It is from the anime television show Naruto.

The orange mask is worn by Obito Uchiha, who is a villain and a very popular character in the manga world.

He Cherries The forward loves anime and has recreated poses from various shows in his goal celebrations.

The 26-year-old has recently spoken about his love of anime, so it's nice to see him reveal this unique skin.

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talking with him BBC Football Focussaid, “A lot of my friends watch it, so they were pushing me to watch it, and at first, I didn't like it very much.

“But then I saw Naruto first and I couldn't stop watching.”

Solanke He even admitted that anime has helped him with the mental side of the game.

“”It's so relentless. The characters just don't give up, so it's always nice to remember those characters, what they've been through and how hard they've worked.”