Amad Diallo poked fun at Gabriel Magalhaes after Arsenal’s draw at Man Utd (Image: Getty)
had a good laugh at the expense of Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes following the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with at Old Trafford. Gabriel talked a big game leading up to the showdown, but United punished him by making a huge dent in what remains of their title charge.
are now 15 points behind with 10 matches to play. And while they have a game in hand on the Reds, the chances of ‘s men clawing back the deficit in such a short space of time are slim at best. Sunday’s trip to Manchester made them even more remote, which will be extra satisfying for United after Gabriel poked fun at their forwards in the lead-up.
In a clip which went viral prior to kick-off, Gabriel was asked whether he was particularly scared of facing any United attackers. The centre-back responded: “I’m pretty sure I have scored more than all of them.”
In his defence, the jibe was not far off being factually accurate. Gabriel has been a menace from set pieces this season, netting three times in the Premier League – the same total as United striker Joshua Zirkzee, and one more than the Red Devils’ other senior centre-forward, .
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Arsenal suffered another huge Premier League title blow on Sunday (Image: Getty)
But Amad did not appreciate it in any case. Quoting the clip of Gabriel’s comments, the Ivorian with a GIF of Zirkzee celebrating against United after scoring the winning penalty in their January FA Cup clash. He added the caption: “Ahahah”.
Amad played no part in Sunday’s meeting between the Gunners and United as he is still sidelined with an ankle injury he picked up in February. Manager was initially resigned to losing him for the remainder of the campaign, but he recently acknowledged that there is a chance he could return sooner than expected.
“I think it is just Amad and [Lisandro] Martinez [who will not play againt this season],” he said. “Even Amad, we will see at the end of the last month. He could be… I don’t want to say anything, but I have hopes to have Amad before the end of the season. We will see.”
Prior to his injury, Amad had been one of United’s most reliable performers. He had worked his way up to six goals and six assists in 22 Premier League matches, including the last-minute winner in December’s dramatic win over .