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\n\t\tGabriel Magalhaes trolled Richarlison following Arsenal\u2019s derby win over Tottenham (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tGabriel Magalhaes trolled Richarlison following Arsenal\u2019s derby win over Tottenham (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
Gabriel Magalhaes took the opportunity to poke fun at Richarlison after Arsenal claimed north London bragging rights with a comprehensive 4-1 defeat of Tottenham<\/a>.<\/p>\n A shock midweek setback at Wolves<\/a>\u00a0ratcheted up the pressure on the Premier League leaders entering Sunday\u2019s contest, with just two points separating Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s men from Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n But the Gunners put their bitter rivals to the sword at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to tighten their grip on top spot, despite Spurs going into the break level after Randal Kolo Muani had cancelled out Eberechi Eze<\/a>\u2019s opener in a compelling first half.<\/p>\n Two goals from Viktor Gyokeres<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 either side of Eze\u2019s second on the hour-mark \u2013 ensured the visitors came away with a memorable victory, a result that restored their advantage at the summit to five points.<\/p>\n Arteta\u2019s side will look to pick up where they left off when they return to Premier League action against fourth-placed Chelsea at the Emirates in a week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n Gabriel produced another strong performance at the heart of Arsenal\u2019s defence alongside William Saliba, with Spurs limited to a total of only six shots across the entirety of the match.<\/p>\n Richarlison was unable to make a meaningful difference after coming on in place of Randal Kolo Muani with 22 minutes of normal time remaining in north London \u2013 and Gabriel made sure to rub salt in the wound soon after.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet your football fix\t\t\t<\/p>\n Don’t want to miss the week’s biggest football stories? Metro’s exclusive football newsletter, In The Mixer, is your essential guide.<\/p>\n From the latest transfer rumours and managerial moves to analysis of the biggest games and a lot more, our experts have you covered.<\/p>\n Sign up here<\/a>, it’s an open goal.<\/p>\n \t\t The Brazil defender took to Instagram and decided to tag his fellow countryman in a photograph which showed him holding up a number four playing card for the camera on Arsenal\u2019s team coach.<\/p>\n After just an hour, the social media post had racked up over 180,000 likes and 5,000 comments.<\/p>\n The little jab from Gabriel comes after Richarlison tagged the centre-back in a similar post following Tottenham\u2019s pre-season victory over Arsenal<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t\t\tArsenal back in charge of the title race\t\t\t<\/p>\n A huge win for Arsenal puts them five points clear at the top of the Premier League table and they remain favourites to win the title, despite recent wobbles.<\/p>\n Spurs are not the toughest team in the league to play against, but the Gunners were threatening and potent again after looking blunt of late.<\/p>\n They should have been well ahead at the break and it was only an odd Declan Rice error which meant the game was level. Mikel Arteta\u2019s men remained calm and kept coming, getting their rewards.<\/p>\n The pressure has been building, but Arsenal have eased it with the result and performance, both of which were excellent.<\/p>\n The link-up between Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka was really impressive at Spurs and if Arteta can get those two firing on a regular basis then few defences will be able to handle them.<\/p>\n It is curious that Eze has scored five of his six Premier League goals this season against Spurs and has not really sparkled much outside of the derbies, but clearly he has a lot more to offer in this title race.<\/p>\n There are twists and turns to come before anyone lifts the Premier League trophy, but the gloom hanging over Arsenal since Wolves has been lifted.<\/p>\n It will be another high intensity affair next time out as Arsenal host Chelsea.<\/p>\n The photo in question showed Richarlison posing with the man-of-the-match award and the Herbalgy Trophy that Spurs had won at Hong Kong\u2019s Kai Tak Sports Park.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the only time Gabriel has responded to Richarlison\u2019s pre-season jibe, though, with the big centre-half also taking aim at his compatriot after Arsenal\u2019s win in the reverse fixture at the Emirates<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n Though \u2018proud\u2019 of Arsenal\u2019s dream derby-day performance, Arteta was keen to remind his players that there was still a \u2018long way\u2019 to go in the Premier League, with ten games remaining of the season.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I\u2019m really happy, really proud about how we approached the game,\u2019 the Spaniard said in his post-match interview with BBC Sport.<\/p>\n \u2018The initiative and the quality we showed to come here and win the game in the way that we did.<\/p>\n \u2018That is the beauty of football. When you look back at the game against Wolves, how did we draw that game from there? I was out with them every day and I know how much they want it.<\/p>\n \u2018This is the Premier League, it will go all the way for sure. Ten games in the Premier League is a long way.\u2019<\/p>\n Arteta went on to single out Eze for special praise, applauding the midfielder\u2019s efforts in \u2018adapting\u2019 to a new style of play at Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u2018He had that belief and I\u2019m really happy with him,\u2019 he said of the former Palace man.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s really trying to mold and adapt into what we want from him.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tWill Arsenal go on and win the Premier League title?<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tSign up to In The Mixer, your guide to the week in football. 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\n\t\tGabriel tagged compatriot Richarlison in the post (Picture: Instagram)<\/p>\n![\"Tottenham](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262997150.jpg\")
\n\t\tRicharlison was ineffective after replacing Kolo Muani in the second half (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Tottenham](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2263007717_b906e2.jpg\")
\n\t\tArsenal finish the weekend with a five-point advantage at the top (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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