Let s fu*** win this game - Arteta used Premier League striker s subtle dig as motivation to inspire Arsenal players × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 News Let s fu*** win this game - Arteta used Premier League striker s subtle dig as motivation to inspire Arsenal players By Jidonu Mauyon Modified 10 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Gunners head coach - Mikel Arteta Arsenal had a torrid start to their 2021-22 campaign, losing 2-0 to newly promoted Brentford. Former Gunners striker Ivan Toney took a dig at the Gunners at the end of the game. Manager Mikel Arteta eventually used the episode to motivate his team when the two clubs met in the reverse fixture six months later. It was indeed a shocking start to the Premier League campaign for Arsenal last season. Despite being the overwhelming favourites to win their opening game, the Londoners were undone by goals from Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard. Ivan Toney@ivantoney24Nice kick about with the boys. @BrentfordFC811565845Nice kick about with the boys. @BrentfordFC Shortly after the game, Brentford striker Toney tweeted: “Nice kick about with the boys.” That probably didn't sit well with Arteta, who referred to the episode to fire up his players ahead of their second meeting in February. The footage of the moment is contained in Arsenal's ‘All Or Nothing’ documentary on Amazon Prime. “Before I go, because it’s still in my stomach, and I have managed to keep it for four months, five months, six months,” Arteta said, pointing to the tweet on the screen, as quoted by GiveMeSport. This is Toney after the game when we played at Brentford. You know what he did? You know his tweet? 'Nice kick about with the boys this afternoon'." Alexandre Lacazette@LacazetteAlexNice kick about with the boys. @Arsenal 806018094Nice kick about with the boys. @Arsenal “So today they play in our house, guys there is only one team on that f***ing pitch – and it’s us! Only one team, it’s like they don’t play football. We take that f***ing ball; we take the game; we go for it, and let’s f***ing win this game!” the tactician added. Arteta s motivation did the trick for Arsenal The Gunners came out on top in the reverse fixture against Brentford last season. Arsenal players got the message from Mikel Arteta and were able to demonstrate it on the pitch when they clashed with the Bees for the second time last season. The Gunners were the superior side, putting up an impressive performance that earned them a vital 2-1 victory. Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka found the back of the net for the Londoners. Following the win, Alexander Lacazette made a counter tweet to mock Toney. The Gunners eventually finished fifth last season, missing out on a top-four finish to Tottenham Hotspur by two points on the final day. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Bhargav × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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