Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic was filmed hitting back at Arsenal fans during his sides 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday.
Having assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to score, the Serbia international left the field on 77 minutes to be replaced by Marcus Rashford.
Arsenal fans taunted Matic during their sides 3-1 victory
After taking a seat in the away dugout, the Serb was taunted by Arsenal supporters, who appeared to mock him over the scoreline.
The 33-year-old then pointed to himself, and showed three fingers to the home fans, before producing a zero symbol.
He looked to have been saying to the fans they had no titles compared to his three.
Matic won two Premier League titles with Chelsea during his spell at Stamford Bridge, and also won the Portuguese league with Benfica.
Matic hit back at Arsenal fans
Matic was carrying out a similar trait to that of ex-boss Jose Mourinho.
In 2018, Mourinho hit back at the Chelsea fans with a three-fingered gesture, after they abused him following Manchester United's 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal took the lead in the match on Saturday through Nuno Tavares in the third minute, and Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 from the penalty spot on 32 minutes.
Ronaldo netted afterwards, before Granit Xhaka's thunderbolt wrapped up the points for the Gunners.
United are six points behind Mikel Arteta's men following the defeat, with Champions League football now looking out of reach.
Having joined the Red Devils from Chelsea in 2017 for £40million, Matic recently confirmed he will leave Old Trafford in the summer.
The 33-year-old will leave United at the end of the season
"After a great deal of thought, I have decided that this season will be my last with Manchester United," he said on social media.
"I have informed the board, the manager and the players of my decision.
"It has been a huge honour and a privilege to play for this great club. A big thank you to the fans for their unwavering support.
"I will now give everything until the end of the season to help my teammates finish as strongly as possible."
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