VIDEO: Southampton's Charlie Austin mashed-up with Blur's Parklife is genius

12 November 2018, 14:26 | Updated: 14 November 2018, 15:33

Watch a clip which mixes the footballer's post-match interview with the classic Britpop track.

A clip has gone viral which sees Blur's Parklife anthem brought bang up to date.

Footage of Southampton striker Charlie Austin's post-match rant went viral after it was interspersed with the Britpop band's 1994 hit.

Watch it above in a video shared on Twitter by Ryan Butterworth, who has come forward as the mastermind behind the mash-up.

Southampton FC football player Charlie Austin and Blur frontman Damon Albarn in 1995
Southampton FC football player Charlie Austin and Blur frontman Damon Albarn in 1995. Picture: James Marsh/BPI/REX/Shutterstock & PA Archive/PA Images

Austin's accent and cadence is eerily similar to Phil Daniels', who provides lends his voice to the original.

The footballer clearly wasn't happy about a decision which ended in his goal against Watford being ruled offside, but thanks to the viral clip, he's managed to see the funny side.

See his tweet below:

Watch the original video for Parklife here:

Blur - Parklife

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