James Maddison and Neal Maupay have traded insults after the duo were involved in a confrontation during Tottenham’s 3-2 win over Brentford.
Maupay angered Maddison after opening the scoring for Brentford in the London Derby, after mocking Maddison’s dart-inspired celebration alongside teammate Ivan Toney.
Spurs turned the game around to win 3-2 and climb into the Premier League’s top four, with Maddison opening up on the exchange between the pair that followed Maupay’s goal.
“I just said to him, he hasn’t scored enough goals of his own in the last few years to have his own celebration, so he had to copy mine,” Maddison said to TNT Sports.
“Short story, ended well for us.”
Maupay issued his own retort via Instagram, taking a swipe at Maddison’s relegation with Leicester last season after posting an image of his celebration with the caption:
“Went a bit early with that one. Gutted we couldn’t get the win. More goals and less relegations in my career than James Maddison. We go again Monday Bees.”
