Arsenal youngster Matteo Guendouzi mocks Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini over hair-pulling

Fellaini's tug on Guendouzi was given as a foul but the Belgian escaped a yellow card
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Malik Ouzia @MalikOuzia_6 December 2018

Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has mocked Manchester United rival Marouane Fellaini, joking that the Belgian's hair-pulling antics were fuelled by jealousy.

Fellaini was caught using the unorthodox method to stop Guendouzi's run late in United's 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening.

The United man has been known for his giant afro since his arrival in the Premier League at Everton a decade ago, but recently gave it the chop.

Arsenal's fluffy haired Frenchman Guendouzi is very much the new kid on the block in the big-hair stakes, and told French radio station RMC: "There was a little hint of jealously I think. He does not digest, perhaps, being short-haired."

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Reports suggest that Fellaini will escape retrospective punishment for the offence because it was clearly seen by referee Andre Marriner, who gave a foul but no further action.

In May 2016, Leicester City defender Robert Huth was banned for three games for a tug on Fellaini's hair.

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