Arsenal left-back Sead Kolasinac went to great lengths to wind up Cologne’s players and fans during last night’s Europa League game.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina international opted to wear a Schalke t-shirt under his Gunners kit for the match and displayed the garment after coming off the bench to equalise.
Kolasinac’s t-shirt bore the slogan: “Nordkurve in deiner Stadt!”
Or: “Northcurve in your city.”
That references the ultras of Kolasinac’s former club Schalke, where he had played all of his professional career before moving to the Emirates Stadium on a free transfer in the summer.
It seems like this was an opportunity for the player to send a high-profile shout-out to his friends in Gelsenkirchen, while simultaneously taking aim at one of their Bundesliga rivals.