Video: Arsenal star spotted trolling Brighton manager during bad-tempered Premier League clash
Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie could be seen shushing Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler during a bad-tempered game in last night’s Premier League action.
The Gunners ended up winning 1-0 away to Brighton thanks to an early deflected goal by Bukayo Saka, but it was far from a vintage display from Mikel Arteta’s side.
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Hurzeler was heavily critical of Arsenal in his post-match press conference as he said only his team tried to play football.
It seems the Seagulls boss also made this clear to Hincapie at one moment, with the Ecuador international clearly not having any of it as he gave this cheeky response…
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The clip appears to show Hurzeler telling Hincapie and Arsenal to “f**king play football”, with the Gunners ace seeming amused as he tells the German tactician to keep quiet.
Fabian Hurzeler slams Arsenal tactics
“I think there was only one team who tried to play football today and therefore I’m proud of how they did it,” Hurzeler said after the game.
He added: “I will never be that kind of manager who tries to win in that way. I want to do well. I want my players to keep improving, keep playing football on the pitch.
“In the end, of course, every team will manage and waste time, but I think there has to be a limit, and the limit has to be set by the Premier League. The limit has to be set by the referees, at the moment they just do what they want.”
| Stats | Brighton | Arsenal |
| Possession | 59.9% | 40.1% |
| Shots | 11 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 2 |
| Touches in opponents’ box | 29 | 18 |
A big night in the title race between Arsenal and Manchester City
While there might be a lot of focus on Arsenal’s playing style, the reality is that they were big winners last night with three points at Brighton while their nearest rivals Manchester City surprisingly dropped points at home to Nottingham Forest.
City twice took the lead against Vitor Pereira’s side, but were twice pegged back and had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
This set of results puts Arsenal seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table, though City have a game in hand, meaning that gap could still be cut to four points.
Overall, though, it’s a huge psychological boost for Arsenal as they take control of the title race again with some strong recent results.
Brighton away is never an easy fixture, and the win also followed important victories away to Tottenham and at home to Chelsea.
Arsenal also arguably have the easier-looking fixtures remaining, so City possibly missed a big opportunity last night in what should have been a routine win for them against a side battling relegation.
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