Gabriel: Arsenal star mocks Ivan Toney after victory vs Brentford
Gabriel Magalhaes made sure to get revenge on Ivan Toney after Arsenal crushed Brentford on Sunday afternoon.
Arsenal travelled to Brentford looking to go back above Manchester City to the top of the table.
And the Gunners did just that as they swept Brentford aside in west London.
William Saliba gave Arsenal the lead in the 17th minute as he headed home Bukayo Saka’s corner.
Gabriel Jesus made it 2-0 11 minutes after as he brilliantly headed home Granit Xhaka’s cross.
Fabio Vieira rounded out the scoring in the 49th minute as he scored a 25-yard beauty on his full Premier League debut.
Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 in their first ever Premier League game last season.
Toney tweeted after the match: “Nice kick about with the boys.”
Nice kick about with the boys. ⚽️ @BrentfordFC
The tweet riled Mikel Arteta. As shown on All or Nothing, the Spaniard showed it to Arsenal players as motivation ahead of their return game against Brentford last season.
So, when Arsenal beat Brentford on Sunday, Gabriel made sure to get revenge.
“Nice kick about with the boys,” Gabriel wrote after he helped keep Toney quiet in their Premier League match.
Nice kick about with the boys. ⚽️❤️