Arsenal's rookie Hincapie has already argued with McAllister: Details of the conflict.

The confrontation between Hincapie and McAllister

According to The Sun: Piero Hincapie and Alexis McAllister started their rivalry in the Premier League even before the Arsenal star stepped onto the field with his new club.

The Ecuadorian defender and the Argentine midfielder faced off during an intense match in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup, where their national teams met.

Hincapie, who is 23 years old, and the 26-year-old McAllister from Liverpool were at the center of a heated confrontation at the end of the match, where emotions ran high.

After a heavy clash with Franco Mastantuono in stoppage time, McAllister approached Hincapie.

First, the Liverpool player pushed Hincapie, then began actively exchanging words with the defender, and both tried to express their discomfort.

However, Hincapie, who Arsenal has loaned from Bayer Leverkusen for £45 million, had the pleasure of having the last word.

This match was important in the CONMEBOL qualifying campaign, as Ecuador celebrated its first victory over Argentina in decades and the first on home soil since 2009.

Meanwhile, Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Otamendi received red cards.

Hincapie played a crucial role in this victory, showing an excellent performance in the left-back position.

Throughout the match, he made two tackles, three clearances, two interceptions, and won five balls, committing only one foul.

In aerial duels, he won two out of three and for ground duels he won half of the four.

His play with the ball was also impressive: 58 ball contacts and five passes into the final third.

Arsenal Transfers

INCOMING

• Piero Hincapie – from Bayer Leverkusen – Loan
• Eberechi Eze – from Crystal Palace – £67.5 million
• Victor Gjokere – from Sporting – £64 million
• Noni Madueke – from Chelsea – £52 million
• Martin Zubimendi – from Real Sociedad – £51 million
• Christian Norgaard – from Brentford – £15 million
• Christian Mosquera – from Valencia – £13 million
• Kepa Arrizabalaga – from Chelsea – £5 million

TOTAL – £267.5 million

OUTGOING

• Oleksandr Zinchenko – to Nottingham Forest – TBC
• Jakub Kiwior – to Porto – £1.5 million (loan fee)
• Fabio Vieira – to Hamburg – Loan
• Albert Sambi Lokonga – to Hamburg – £250,000
• Nuno Tavares – to Lazio – £4.4 million
• Marquinhos – to Cruzeiro – £2.6 million
• Georginio – to Flamengo – free
• Kieran Tierney – to Celtic – free
• Takehiro Tomiyasu – released
• Thomas Partey – released

TOTAL – £8.75 million

Hincapie has already shown his potential, and Arsenal fans actively support him on social media, highlighting his reliability and willingness to take a place in the starting eleven of the club.

„Arsenal is lucky to have him, Hincapie is the one player who without a doubt comes straight into the first team. He is reliable.”

„We have a top player.”

After the international matches, Hincapie could play his first minutes for Arsenal in the match against Nottingham Forest next Saturday.

After that, Mikel Arteta's team will travel to Spain for the opening match of the Champions League against Athletic Bilbao, as well as an important match against Manchester City at the Emirates.