Ex-Arsenal star called out for having a big mouth and picking on young players by rival after heated on-pitch exchange last season

Paulo Dybala has reignited his war of words with a former Arsenal player - stating that his rival 'talks too much' among his flaws.

Dybala and the player in question have had a simmering dispute since April 2024 when the two went head-to-head in a bitter local derby.

The quarrelling duo had to be separated by team-mates after a heated confrontation on the pitch.

Dybala's recent nemesis? Matteo Guendouzi.

The ex-Arsenal midfielder currently plies his trade at Lazio and it was last year's Rome derby against eternal foes Roma - whom Dybala plays for - where the sparks first flew.

And recalling the incident, Dybala told Sergio Aguero's podcast La Casa del Kun: 'That guy talks too much and picks on the youngsters.'

Expanding further, the Argentina forward revealed that Guendouzi tried to belittle Roma team-mate Matias Soule - dating back to Lazio clashes against Frosinone, the latter's former club.

'That Frenchman has a big mouth and he annoys the youngsters in particular, he always takes it out on them.

'He would tell them: "I'll buy you a ticket, I'll send you home", he always did that to the youngsters. For example, Soule played for Frosinone the year before and he told us that he always told him: "I'll buy you one".'

That example angered Dybala who sought to silence his opponent during the derby, which Roma won 1-0, in more ways than one.

'It made me really angry, so I went to the pitch to look for him. We said everything.

'Then I remembered that they had just given me the shin guard with the photo of the World Cup [won against France in 2022], and I showed it to him. He didn't say anything.'

The already-explosive Rome derby next season is bound to have some added spice next season.