Arsenal star Gabriel appeared to get his own back on Erling Haaland before Myles Lewis-Skelly joined in on the act.
A horrendous mix-up in the Manchester City defence saw Martin Odegaard fire the Gunners ahead with just two minutes on the clock in their 5-1 win.
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In contrast to the Etihad Stadium clash in September, it was Gabriel who got inside the head of his opponent.
Replays afterwards showed Gabriel screaming in the face of Haaland at the beginning of his celebration for the goal.
This was no doubt in reference to Haaland’s actions after City’s late equaliser in the 2-2 draw five months ago.
John Stones was the City saviour and Haaland celebrated excitedly by throwing the ball at Gunners defender Gabriel.
He was then spotted telling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to ‘stay humble’ at full-time as tensions boiled over.
Haaland equalised for City in the 55th minute on Sunday with a great header but Thomas Partey’s deflected strike restored Arsenal’s lead.
Lewis-Skelly then netted their third of the match and took the opportunity to mock the City striker.
He copied Haaland’s celebration by sitting on the pitch, eyes closed and with his in what appears to be a meditation pose.
Lewis-Skelly appeared to be responding to the post-match scenes last year in which Haaland said to him: “Who the f**k are you?”
Kai Havertz netted Arsenal’s fourth of the evening before substitute Ethan Nwaneri completed the scoring in stoppage-time.
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Victory for the Gunners sees them maintain their title challenge against leaders Liverpool.
However, they are still be six points behind the Reds, who have a game in hand against Everton on February 12.
City on the other hand will drop out of the top four on Monday night if Chelsea beat West Ham, live on talkSPORT.
Defeat also brings an end to their seven-match unbeaten run in the league.
