Ollie Watkins spoke up after scoring his 19th goal of the season against Arsenal, directing his comments towards Troy Deeney.
Watkins shared a photo on his Instagram story where he's shushing the Emirates crowd. He wrote: "Not bad for a winger trying to be a striker."
Last week, in a discussion about who should play in the European Championships this summer between Watkins, Dominic Solanke, and Ivan Toney, Troy Deeney said Gareth Southgate should choose the Brentford striker over the Villa forward.
He said on talkSPORT: "With Ollie, this is going to sound negative but I promise you it is not, he is a winger trying to be a striker. That's just who he is. He is very good at being a striker, but when Ivan stepped up and took that penalty [versus Belgium] did you think he was going to miss? I didn't."
"Whenever Ollie runs through one-on-one during many games this season, I'm still not convinced he is going to score. I think he will score eventually if you give him three or four shots a game. Ivan just has that borderline arrogance about him that makes me go: 'Right, stick Ivan in there.'"
Watkins is now just one goal behind Manchester City's Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.
