If Twitter has taught us anything since its inception back in 2006, it is never to make any promises involving seemingly unlikely scenarios.

One Arsenal fan didn’t get the memo, however, and declared on social media his certainty that Yaya Sanogo would not score a hat-trick at the weekend.

The French striker had not scored a single senior goal for over a year before Saturday’s fixture against Reading.

However, a cool finish in the first-half, a bundled home header shortly after the break and a late equaliser earned Sanogo his first professional hat-trick.

The Arsenal forward’s joy was quickly replaced by agony, though, with the Royals scoring an injury-time winner to seal a dramatic 4-3 win at the Valley.

Twitter handle @goonerclaude said he would run naked down Regent Street if Sanogo bagged an elusive hat-trick, but after the talisman obliged he backtracked.

Here’s how the drama unfolded (strong language):