Neal Maupay rattles Arsenal again as striker squares up to Granit Xhaka and Oleksandr Zinchenko in repeat of Matteo Guendouzi clash, as Everton stun Premier League leaders at Goodison Park

Neal Maupay reignited his rivalry with Arsenal as the Everton ace squared up to both of those Granit Xhaka and Oleksandr Zinchenko as their Premier League clash threatened to boil above.

Maupay has a penchant for the darkish arts of soccer, and he produced his existence recognized quickly following coming off the bench to assistance the Toffees seal a surprise 1- victory over the league leaders.

The French forward got trapped into Xhaka as he took exception to the Arsenal gamers all signalling to the referee to dish out a crimson card when Amadou Onana scythed down Ben White.

The first deal with appeared lousy, with White – Maupay’s previous Brighton teammate – writhing all-around on the flooring after the scissor problem from Onana.

But replays confirmed it wasn’t actually that undesirable, and White experienced acquired his individual legs in a twist and went in excess of just before Onana even experienced the likelihood to contact him.

Onana was dealt a yellow card by the referee, but Arsenal players required a harsher punishment – which is what sparked Maupay into motion.

He squared up to Xhaka in a heated minute that seemed shut to ignition, but the Swiss showed that potentially he actually experienced place his warm-head times powering him, and the pair before long embraced to display there’s no challenging feelings.

For a instant, however, the Gunners ended up riled in a sport that saw the league leaders seriously rattled for the first time this year – and it appears Maupay has a bit of a reward for rattling the north Londoners.

In stoppage-time he was then concerned in a tussle with Zinchenko, which resulted in the Ukrainian standing above the Frenchman and pointing in his facial area whilst Maupay just smiled.

Replays showed Maupay took a swipe at the Arsenal defender’s leg, with Zinchenko retaliating by barging into the striker, who then grabbed the Gunners person again as they both fell to the turf.

Zinchenko was later noticed trudging down the tunnel crimson-confronted, wanting again over his shoulder in irritation, with supervisor Mikel Arteta’s arm all-around his shoulders.

It is not the to start with time Maupay got less than the skin of Arteta’s facet, with his previous bust-up in opposition to Arsenal resulting in a Gunners star never ever playing for the club yet again.

That man was Matteo Guendouzi, who was booted out of the initial-workforce and ultimately delivered back again to France by Arteta soon after he was despatched off for grabbing Maupay – who then performed for Brighton – close to the throat.

That incident happened right after the whole-time whistle as the Seagulls secured a 2-1 victory many thanks to a very last-minute winner from, you know who, Maupay.

The striker and Guendouzi experienced been at it all recreation, with Maupay at fault for goalkeeper Bernd Leno currently being stretchered off with a severe injuries, and it erupted just after the match as Guendouzi grabbed Maupay by his neck to spark a skirmish in between both of those sets of players.

It transpired that Guendouzi was taunting Brighton gamers all over the match about how a lot a lot more cash he and his Arsenal teammate have been earning compared to them.

But it backfired on the midfielder, with his staff ultimately getting rid of while he lost his amazing, which finally intended he never performed in an Arsenal shirt again.

That occurred in June. In Oct Guendouzi was sent out on personal loan to Hertha Berlin, in advance of an additional loan exit to Marseille, where by he now performs completely. 

But that occurred three years in the past, with Saturday’s action perhaps proving that he’s living in the Arsenal players’ heads lease-free, and it appears he’s not leaving anytime quickly.

Immediately after that Brighton match, Maupay stirred the pot by slamming Arsenal for their vanity, saying they ‘need to learn humility’ and ‘got what they deserved’.

And just after a video game from Everton, where the Premier League leaders never ever truly had a possibility, and had been finding extra and more riled up as the clock ticked on – is record repeating itself?

Arteta will hope not…