Arsenal bad boy Matteo Guendouzi ‘taunted Brighton players over money and his £40k-a-week wages and said they were s***’
ARSENAL star Matteo Guendouzi reportedly told Brighton players they were "s***" and taunted them about earning more money.
Tempers well and truly boiled over at the end of the Gunners' miserable 2-1 defeat on the south coast.
Guendouzi was was filmed grabbing Brighton match-winner Neal Maupay around the throat and hurling him to the ground at the end.
Despite the flare-up, Guendouzi has escaped a retrospective ban.
French striker Maupay had earlier been involved in a nasty incident with Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno, with the German seriously injuring himself.
That injury saw a long stoppage and Leno angrily confront the Brighton ace as he was carried off on a stretcher.
The Frenchman pockets around £40,000-a-week, some way behind Mesut Ozil's £350,000-a-week mega deal.
The Mail also alleges that Guendouzi "was saying the Brighton players were s***", that he "has done this before" to players at other clubs.
Maupay revealed after the game he personally apologised to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta for the incident with Leno.
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He then aimed a shot at some Arsenal players. telling them to "learn humility".
He told BT Sport: “At half-time I went to Mikel Arteta to apologise. I never meant to injure the keeper I just jumped for the ball.
“Some of the Arsenal players need to learn humility sometimes, they were talking a lot and got what they deserved.
Guendouzi has been told to "grow up" by one former Arsenal star who fears he could waste his career.
The stark wake-up call came from his friend and ex-Gunner Jeremie Aliadiere after the youngster was involved in a bust-up with Arteta earlier in the season.
A clash on the training ground during the club's winter break training camp in Dubai left Guendouzi in the bad books with the boss and his coaching staff.