Robin van Persie vs Oğuzhan Özyakup: Dutchman was banned after savage celebration in 2017

Robin van Persie and Oğuzhan Özyakup were good friends during their time at Arsenal.

Ozyakup came through the youth system at Arsenal and regarded the Dutchman as one of his idols.

However, they had a monumental bust-up during the Istanbul derby in 2017.

On February 5, 2017, Besiktas hosted Fenerbahce for their Turkish Cup clash.

Ozyakup turned out for Besiktas while Van Persie was in the starting lineup for Fenerbahce.

In the 42nd minute, Dusko Tosic was sent off after a clash with Van Persie.

Ozyakup was not happy at all and had words with his former teammate.

Van Persie went on to score the winner in the 72nd minute. He then made sure to get revenge on his former teammate.

After hitting the back of the net, Van Persie scanned the pitch to find Ozyakup.

After locating the Besiktas midfielder, the Dutchman ran straight towards him and did a knee-slide right in front of him.

It was a savage celebration and you can watch it below…

Robin van Persie made something similar move in @Fenerbahce – @Besiktas derby against Oguzhan Ozyakup who was playing for Arsenal’s young team when RVP was also playwr of @Arsenal