Richarlison did not take too kindly to criticism from one of his fellow professionals last season when Antonio, 33, poked fun at his goal troubles. He scored just once in 27 games for Spurs, with three goals ruled out by VAR, and Antonio could not resist taking a pop at him on his podcast with Callum Wilson.
“He’s scored four times this season. Three of the times he has been offside. He has taken his top off four times this season,” Antonio joked, with Wilson adding: “He’s got four yellows. He’s almost on a suspension!”
The public mocking of Richarlison didn’t go down well with Tottenham interim boss Ryan Mason, while Antonio learned through their mutual acquaintance Lucas Paqueta that Richarlison was plotting his revenge in the next London derby between the teams.
