IAN WRIGHT cheekily taunted Cesar Azpilicueta by mimicking the Chelsea captain’s goal celebration after his winner against Arsenal was cancelled out.
The defender’s near-post finish in the 84th minute appeared to have given the Blues a valuable victory over the Gunners on Tuesday.
However Hector Bellerin struck an equaliser just three minutes later to send Arsenal fans into raptures – with Wright among them.
While on pundit duty for the official Premier League channel, the former Gunners striker made no apologies for cheering on his old side.
As he celebrated the result, Wright stuck his tongue out and bellowed “Azpi! Azpi!” to taunt the Chelsea captain.
Wright has a fair amount of history with Chelsea, scoring eight times past them during his playing career.
With the West London side far from the well-invested team they are now when the 56-year-old played, he boasted a record of eight wins, four draws and two defeats versus his capital rivals.
And Arsenal’s draw at Stamford Bridge was held up by Gooners as a significant step in Mikel Arteta’s reign as the team fought back from behind twice to draw 2-2.
Wright praised the new manager’s impact when speaking after the game, saying the point would not have been won under Unai Emery.
He stated: “They’re confident in the fact they know exactly what they’re doing now which is something that, when you watched under Unai Emery, they looked all over the place.
“And it’s a game I do not think we would have been anywhere near getting anything out of.
“There are so many positives. All that needs to happen now is eradicate the little things, Lacazette… the silly mistakes like Mustafi’s, those kind of things.
“Then all of a sudden, Arsenal come here and with ten men they could win that game but it takes time for those things to happen.”
