The Manchester City supporter who famously mocked Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was seen with the bottle firmly tucked inside his pocket during the 3-3 draw with Everton on Monday night.
Tal Rehman went viral last month after he drank from an Arsenal-branded bottle during City’s 3-0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge – a result that came after the Gunners’ 2-1 defeat at home to Bournemouth.
The bottle was out again the following weekend when City sealed a 2-1 win against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, which put Pep Guardiola’s side three points behind their title rivals with a game in hand.
Arsenal pulled six points clear with wins over Newcastle United and Fulham, meaning the pressure was on City to get a win away to Everton on Monday night.
But Guardiola’s men could only salvage a 3-3 draw with Jeremy Doku’s goal in the seventh minute of injury time, meaning that they now five points behind Arsenal with only one game in hand.
Rehman was spotted by photographers in the away section at the Hill Dickinson Stadium during the closing stages of the game and eagle-eyed Arsenal fans noticed the infamous bottle zipped up inside his jacket pocket.
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Speaking after the bottle incident initially went viral, Guardiola had urged City supporters to ‘respect’ Arsenal.
‘Beating Arsenal once is so difficult, imagine beating them twice in a few weeks. So we have to rest, prepare and read exactly what we have to do,’ Guardiola said before City’s 2-1 win at home to Mikel Arteta’s side.
‘But I would like to say to my fans – respect Arsenal a lot. They’re an extraordinary team. They are. It’s not naive, it’s not to make them feel something that they are not.
‘But at the same time: come join us and support us minute one. The players will do the maximum.’
City can now close the gap at the top of the Premier League to two points with at home to Brentford on Saturday.
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