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Watford striker Deeney scoffs at Arsenal complaints: You're so easy. You lack cojones!

Watford striker Troy Deeney mocked Arsenal and their manager Arsene Wenger after Saturday night's shock 2-1 win.

With the Hornets down 1-0, Bellerin was controversially deemed to have felled Richarlison by referee Neil Swarbrick. The penalty turned the game, which Watford went onto win 2-1. Deeney converted the spotkick.

Deeney told BT Sport: "I've heard Wenger's already blaming [the penalty] as the reason for why they lost. Well, I'm not going to be one to tell Mr Wenger about himself, but there's a reason that they lost and it wasn't because of one penalty.

"I have to watch what I say, but it's [having] a bit of cojones, is what I'll say. Whenever I play against Arsenal, I'll go up and think 'let me whack the first one and see who wants it'.

"I came on today and jumped up with Mertesacker - I didn't even have to jump, actually - I nodded it down, the crowd gets up, 'yeah we've got somebody who can win it', and they all just backed off.

"For me as a player, I just think 'happy days'. That's my strength - if you're going to let me do my strength against you, you're going to have a tough afternoon."

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