Posted: 23:59, September 20, 2022 | Updated: 00:39, 21 September 2022
Ivan Toney branded Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes “ridiculous” after he tweeted following the Gunners’ win at Brentford on Sunday. Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win to return to the top of the Premier League as goals from William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira sealed a comfortable three points for Mikel Arteta’s side. It was a markedly different result to the corresponding fixture last season, where Brentford won 2-0 in their first Premier League game. Ivan Toney didn’t see the funny side of Gabriel Magalhaes retweeting his tweet Striker posted ‘Nice kick with the boys’ after Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 last season After that win, Toney tweeted “Nice kicking with the boys”, with Arteta showing the message to his players ahead of the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium. It had the desired effect as Arsenal won 2-1, Alexandre Lacazette posted the exact same phrase to mock Toney’s earlier tweet. Gabriel followed suit after his weekend win, posting again: “Nice kicking with the boys” – but this time Toney didn’t see the funny side. Magalhaes (right) echoed the words posted by Brentford striker Toney last season Arsenal defender Magalhaes couldn’t resist a bit at Brentford after the 3-0 win. “I think one time it was funny, the second time it was a bit terrible,” he joked. “I bit my tongue, I wanted to answer and I wanted to bite. “But fair play to them, it’s a different Arsenal team to the one we played before.” Toney will be hoping to tweet his England debut after earning his first call-up following a fine start to the campaign with the Bees. England travel to Milan to face Italy in the Nations League on Friday before hosting Germany at Wembley three days later. Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette hit back at Toney after Arsenal’s 2-1 win in February Arteta displayed the tweet on a board in Arsenal’s dressing room ahead of the second leg in February “So surreal,” Toney added when asked how it felt to be in and around the team preparing for the games. “I feel like sitting here at the top of England is such a privilege and it’s massive for me and my family and also for my team. “It’s not just me, but everyone around me has played a huge role.”
