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Three years after THAT famous jibe, Arsenal fans are relishing the prospect of making Troy Deeney eat his words... now it's his Watford side who must show some 'cojones' of their own as they stare down the barrel of Premier League relegation

Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Troy Deeney's feud with Arsenal started in October 2017, with a last-minute winner and an abrasive post-match interview.

'Well, I'm not going to be one to tell Mr Wenger [Arsenal manager at the time] about himself, but there's a reason that they lost and it wasn't because of one penalty...' began Deeney, in an interview which would overshadow every fixture between Watford and the Gunners in the years that followed.

'It's having a bit of cojones. Whenever I play against Arsenal, I'll go up and think "let me whack the first one and see who wants it.