Neal Maupay has weighed in on a weekend exchange between Leeds United and Brentford, sharing a picture of him celebrating in-front of the Whites’ fans last season.

Leeds and Brentford are challenging for promotion in the Championship this season, giving a modern day rivalry an extra edge that really ignited last year.

The October meeting in 2018/19 saw Leeds strike late to secure a 1-1 draw at Elland Road, with Pontus Jansson’s header cancelling out Maupay’s opener; the ex-Bees striker would then celebrate in-front of the South Stand, creating an excellent visual that was shared on the Brentford Twitter account this weekend.

And, in true Maupay fashion, he’s reacted by sharing a similar image of him celebrating his goal in Brentford’s 2-0 win over Leeds at Griffin Park in April.

That game had far more significance in the promotion race, with the win for Thomas Frank’s side something of a final nail in Leeds’ coffin in terms of automatic promotion.

This season, Leeds and Brentford have seen their respective promotion pushes put on hold due to the outbreak of coronavirus, with the season not set to resume until April 30th at the earliest.

Maupay is now with Brighton and Hove Albion and has eight Premier League goals to his name this season.

The Verdict  

Maupay was a real pantomime villain to Leeds last season, with his celebrations in both fixtures really getting under the skin of the Elland Road club – as the pictures show!

Ultimately, his goals against the Whites made a big difference in the Championship promotion race and Leeds will be glad they don’t have to go up against him this season.

He’s still causing them problems, though, albeit this time on social media.

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