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Curtis Jones has sensationally claimed that Arsenal were 'copying' Liverpool during their celebrations following their 3-1 win last weekend.
The Gunners made a huge Premier League title statement on Sunday with a victory against the table-toppers, with two points now separating the two sides.
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard shared a wholesome moment with club photographer Stuart Macfarlane in the post-match scenes, but Reds legend Jamie Carragher was less than impressed.
Mikel Arteta ran down the touchline after Leandro Trossard's goal and was also seen fist-pumping towards the home crowd after the win - a celebration synonymous with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
Some fans believe he mocked his counterpart in doing so, and it seems Jones has further added to the criticism of Arsenal by claiming they stole their celebrations.
"Listen that's why I've got to just shut it all down in a respectful way I'd say," he said to BBC Sport.
"You know, the celebrations and all that is all nice but at the end of the day there's still plenty of games to go, we're top of the league.
"For many years, we've always been a team that our fans have spoken about and the gaffer himself, the way he fist-pumps the fans and stuff.
"That's kind of like our thing so if they want to be stealing our stuff then it shows that we're on the right path and that we've got these who are copying us.
"They can have their... or teams, I'm not going to just say one team, but they can have their moment and stuff, but there's a long way to go, there's plenty of games."
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Many would argue that Arsenal's wild celebrations were more than warranted as they re-entered the race for this year's title having come so close last season.
Jones played the full match in what was just Liverpool's second defeat in the Premier League this campaign.
Jamie Carragher not impressed by wholesome moment between Martin Odegaard and Arsenal photographer
They remain top of the table despite defeat, but a win would have seen them go eight points clear of Arsenal.
Liverpool are not just going for Premier League glory this season though as they also have a Carabao Cup final against Chelsea coming art the end of the month.
Klopp's side are also still in the Europa League and FA Cup and victories in all four competitions would see them win a historic quadruple.
