Arsenal star 'hits back at Virgil van Dijk' after Liverpool win: 'I don't forget'

The Gunners are celebrating their first Premier League victory at Anfield since September 2012 thanks to Kai Havertz’s first-half goal brilliantly set up by Declan Rice that secured a hard-fought 1-0 success on Merseyside on Sunday.

It also pumped the brakes somewhat on early talk of a potential Liverpool title challenge this term, with the Reds - who had previously won five consecutive matches across all competitions under Andoni Iraola - dominating much of the match but failing to test goalkeeper David Raya at all as they stay down in fifth place and now nine points off first.

The versatile Hincapie was summoned from the bench late on at Anfield by manager Mikel Arteta to replace Christos Tzolis and help see out a gritty Arsenal win, playing a brief part in what was an incredible defensive effort throughout.

Afterwards he took to Instagram to post a series of pictures from the match which finished on a zoomed-in image of the golden Premier League badge worn on the shirt sleeves of the defending champions, captioning the slides: “I don’t forget.”

Gleeful Arsenal supporters on social media took that to be a clear response to Van Dijk having also posted such a picture on Instagram after the goalless draw between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium back in January - something at the time that many assumed to be a subtle jab at the Gunners.

“You didn’t forget about Van Dijk doing the same fourth slide pic last time,” one fan wrote.

“That last slide Piero, I love it,” wrote another.

Another Arsenal supporter said: “I see what you did here. That last slide.”

A further comment read: “[I] am sure the message is directly to Virgil. What goes around comes around.”

Arsenal fans on X thought likewise, with one writing: “We are so petty and I love it.”