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ARSENAL fans have begged for Jamie Vardy to be honoured with a statue after his brutal gesture to Tottenham.
The Leicester City star made his return to Premier League football a memorable one after winning the Championship last season.
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Vardy, 37, headed in an equaliser for the Foxes in the second half of the clash at the King Power Stadium.
His goal came just 12 minutes after the break in which he was seen drinking a can of Red Bull.
New manager Steve Cooper subbed off the veteran in the 79th minute.
As Vardy walked off the pitch, he felt grief from the Tottenham fans and Cristian Romero.
However, he responded with a hilariously brutal gesture as he pointed to the Premier League badge on his shirt.
He then put one finger up then pointed to the supporters, and made a zero with his hand as well as ticking two fingers up.
This was to reference that he had won England’s top-flight while the North London club had not.
Arsenal fans spotted the moment on social media and have asked for a statue to be built in Vardy’s honour.
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One posted: “Vardy reminds Spurs fans of how many Premier League titles they’ve won. That’s brilliant.”
A second commented: “An absolute all-time great this man is. Get his statue up.”
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A third wrote: “Vardy out here giving Spurs fans a quick reminder of their Premier League title count haha.”
A fourth said: “This guy should have a statue made.”
Another added: “Romero met his match lmao.”
Pedro Porro had given Spurs the lead in the first half, but only to see Vardy cancel his goal out.
The match also saw a long stoppage after a head injury to Spurs star Rodrigo Bentancur.
The Argentine was replaced by a concussion substitute and was later confirmed to be awake and talking to medical staff.
Vardy’s goal was the last of the game as the Foxes earned a vital point in their first game back in the Premier League.
After the game, Vardy admitted that he had only had a few full training sessions after suffering an injury in pre-season.
He told Sky Sports: “If I am honest, one of the Villareal players tried putting my leg into Geneva Lake.
“It was a bit of bone-to-bone contact which irritated the knee.
“All you can do is let it settle down, and I managed to get some full training sessions in.”
When asked about his gesture, he said: “Well, you take a bit of stick during the game, and that is a part of football.
“As long as they can take it when I give it back, then that is all that matters.”
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