Anthony Gordon says the two words no Arsenal fan wants to hear in accidental dig after Newcastle thrashing
ANTHONY GORDON fired a seemingly inadvertent dig at Arsenal following Newcastle’s 4-0 aggregate win over the Gunners in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Gordon scored in both legs as the Magpies got the better of Arsenal 2-0 on both occasions to book their spot at Wembley next month.
The England winger tormented the Arsenal defence whenever he got the ball over the two legs and seemed to accidentally torment the Arsenal fans with his post-match interview on Wednesday night too.
In a bid to keep his teammates grounded and focused on the next game after such a high, Gordon told Sky Sports that Newcastle must “stay humble”.
He said: ” It feels amazing. A proper team performance and we got the win. Our fans are never in question, they make it so difficult for the opposition and we did it the right way.
“We had a game plan we thought would work. Everyone knows we press. It is important for us to stay humble now. It will be a big occasion but it’s so far away.”
The seemingly innocuous answer could have got under the skin of Arsenal supporters up and down the country after the Gunners’ high profile row with Man City’s Erling Haaland this season.
Haaland sparked a feud between himself and the Arsenal faithful after telling Mikel Arteta to “stay humble” following City’s late equaliser in the 2-2 draw between the two sides earlier in the season.
While Arsenal got their revenge on the pitch on Sunday when they thrashed City 5-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners didn’t hold back their feelings during the win as 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly even taunted Haaland by recreating the Norwegian’s famous mediation celebration when he put Arsenal 3-1 up.
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The crowd also played their part as they could be heard singing “stay humble, Haaland. Stay humble” throughout the 90-minute dismantling.
And even the club’s DJ got in on the act, playing Kendrick Lamar‘s song ‘HUMBLE.’ over the tannoy system on the final whistle.
So it’s no surprise that fans have latched on the the words of Anthony Gordon after last night’s Newcastle win and pointed out that perhaps Arsenal should have stayed a little more grounded themselves at the weekend.
On social media, one fan wrote: “Anthony Gordon knows exactly what he’s doing here… #StayHumble”.
While another added: “Life hits you fast in football nowadays.”
A third commented: “Cheeky swipe there by Gordon”.
And a fourth posted: “Anthony Gordon, I am a fan of yours for life now.”
Newcastle have now beaten Arsenal three times this season with the Gunners yet to find the back of the net against Eddie Howe‘s side.
The Toon Army will return to Wembley next month for the Carabao Cup final after falling at the final hurdle under the arch in 2023 against Manchester United.
But Howe’s fighting Magpies will have a tough task waiting for them at the Home of Football as they will face the winner of tonight’s semi-final second leg clash between Liverpool and Tottenham.
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ARSENAL were humbled by Newcastle at St James' Park as the Magpies beat them 2-0 to secure a spot in the League Cup final.
The North Londoners knew they needed to take an early advantage if they were to overturn the 2-0 defeat at the Emirates.
But Jacob Murphy was on hand to put the Magpies a goal ahead after Alexander Isak‘s shot rebounded off of the post and out to him.
Shortly after the break, Anthony Gordon doubled the lead to all but confirm a second League Cup final in three years for Eddie Howe.
Here’s how SunSport’s Gary Stonehouse rated the Gunners.
David Raya – 5
Stitched Declan Rice right up for the second goal.
And that absolutely killed this as a contest for his side.
Jurrien Timber – 6
Tried to get forward and support the attack early but soon found himself dropping deeper to avoid being caught on the counter.
Tough night for the Dutchman up against Gordon in front of the red-hot home crowd.
William Saliba – 4
Let frustration get the better of him when he got himself booked for grabbing Anthony Gordon’s shirt.
And the winger almost embarrassed him again at the start of the second period when he caught the defender sleeping, nicked the ball from him, but could only shoot wide.
The usually assured star will be having nightmares of Gordon and Isak.
Gabriel Magalhaes – 6
Another who struggled to contain Toon’s two pacey attacking threats but did fair slightly better than his usually formidable partner.
Myles Lewis-Skelly – 7
Another assured performance from the full-back in a raucous atmosphere.
Could not be faulted for any of the goals and showed flashes off his potential despite the humbling.
Martin Odegaard – 6
Everything Arsenal did try came through the skipper.
Although he loses a mark as things could have been a very different story if he had finished his first half effort had hit the inside rather than outside of the post.
Thomas Partey – 6
Plenty of running about but very little to show or product for his efforts.
Declan Rice – 6
Looked to take a knock late in the first half and continued to struggle on after the restart.
Was hung out to dry by his goalie for the second goal and he did keep pushing until the very end.
But it was a disappointing night for the England star and his partner Partey as they came up short against Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
Gabriel Martinelli – 5
Struggled to get past big Dan Burn during his brief time on the pitch.
And his night was brought to an abrupt end when he limped off before the break.
Kai Havertz – 4
Outmuscled, outbattled and outthought but Svan Botman and Fabian Schar.
Produced zilch on an evening when he and his team-mates lacked creativity and ideas.
Leandro Trossard – 5
Many will have been fancying him to cause some problems for the 34-year-old Kieran Trippier but the veteran had him in his pocket all night.
Arteta had seen enough by the hour mark and opted to let Raheem Sterling have a go instead.
Subs used
Ethan Nwaneri (37 mins for Martinelli) – 6
Desperately tried to inject some pace and threat into the faltering Arsenal attack but the task proved too much for the young Gunn.
He should have plenty more big occasions to look forward to though in his career.
Mikel Merino (70 mins for Odegaard) – 5
The game was already done and dusted when he entered the fray for battle.
Some nice touches, but like those before him, he couldn’t produce anything for the visitors.
Raheem Sterling (61 mins for Trossard) – 4
Got half an hour to try and get at Trippier but, just like Trossard before him, he was not given an ounce of joy.
Riccardo Calafiori (78 mins for Timber) – 4
Was brought on simply to get some minutes in his legs.
Jorginho (78 mins for Partey) – 4
See above. Little chance to make an impact with the game well and truly over.