Arteta used one of Toney's tweets as motivation for his Arsenal players ahead of their 2-1 win over Brentford in February. AFC
Mikel Arteta has dared Ivan Toney to tweet another message about Arsenal for him to use in his teamtalk ahead of their trip to Brentford on Sunday.
“Before I go, because it’s still in my stomach and I have managed to keep it for four months, five months, six months,”said, pointing to the tweet on the screen. “This is Toney after the game when we played at Brentford. You know what he did? You know his tweet? ‘Nice kick about with the boys’. Arsenal travel to Brentford on Sunday, and Arteta said in his press conference that he would welcome more motivational material from Toney beforehand.
“I think his is a great story. This country has had stories like this in the last few seasons – the same with Jamie Vardy – and how his career happened is extraordinary.