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Curtis Jones has warmed hearts with a glimpse of his property down the scenes - and it's precisely arsenic you'd expect.
The Liverpool prima has been wide praised for his humour dealing with a young Everton instrumentality successful the aftermath of the Merseyside derby.
Jones started astatine right-back astatine Anfield arsenic the Reds crushed retired a 1-0 triumph on Wednesday nighttime to reconstruct their 12-point pb implicit Arsenal successful the Premier League.
And connected Thursday, a video was posted of Jones taking immoderate unexpected flak from a young Everton instrumentality astatine a petrol station.
Jones had leaned successful and smiled - adjacent flashing a thumbs up - for what helium assumed to beryllium a photograph with the young shot fanatic.
But it turned retired to beryllium a clever ruse by the youngster who, having ensnared Jones successful his camera frame, capitalised with an unsavoury chant: 'Kopites are gobs*****, duh duh duh!'
Curtis Jones has been praised for however helium dealt with an Everton instrumentality who mocked him, singing 'Kopites are gobs*****'
But Jones had the past laughter aft Liverpool bushed Everton 1-0 successful the Merseyside derby
At that point, Jones, 24, had 2 imaginable routes: either to instrumentality the ridicule connected the chin, oregon respond similar an entitled celebrity.
But it was ne'er successful doubt. Jones peeled distant laughing and with a grin connected his face, and continued to instrumentality the chant from the kid with a bully nature.
As Jones walked backmost to his car, the instrumentality gave him the treble digit attraction and continued his mockery: 'Shut up, lad, you small mink! Kopites are gobs*****!'
Clearly the lad appreciated Jones' playful nature, arsenic helium was smiling passim the video and chuckling to himself.
'That’s people tbf,' wrote 1 spectator connected X.
'Fair play to Jones. This is what banter should beryllium about,' different wrote.
'Fair play each circular here. The lad giving it and Jones taking it similar helium should,' 1 said.
'Hahaha I emotion however overmuch Jonesy respected this kid for doing it yeno, what a lad!' different wrote.
'Good athletics that Curtis,' 1 commented.
Fans of each allegiances were speedy to wage respect to Jones for his humour with the youngster
Jones passed his audition astatine right-back with flying colours astatine Anfield, successful a crippled that volition springiness Arne Slot nutrient for thought, particularly with Rent Alexander-Arnold's imaginable determination to Real Madrid successful the summer.
He completed 68 of 73 passes, won 3 of 5 duels and won possession six times.
'Curtis was excellent,' said Andy Robertson. 'He played a truly bully game, helium is specified an intelligent footballer. We were joking yesterday — helium has played near wing, arsenic a No 10, a striker, a No 6, a No 8 and a close back.
'It shows however intelligent helium is, helium took the crippled successful his stride. So comfy connected the shot and defended good too.'
Slot added: 'It is not thing that came up past week, it is thing we thought astir for a spot longer. The archetypal fractional of the play were moments we talked astir with him. I thought helium was capable to bash this oregon bash it successful moments.
'Three afloat backs are injured truthful past it is simply a prime of playing a centre back, but we felt that to person a accidental to triumph the crippled we had to play amended than successful the distant game. A hazard to play determination arsenic a midfielder but I thought helium could assistance with the creativity.
'He did precise good defensively, beardown show from him and bully to person different option.'
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