Bruno Guimaraes once had to be dragged away from Tottenham Hotspur's Giovani Lo Celso as he held up four fingers to represent the four goals Newcastle United had put beyond the north London outfit. More recently, the Brazilian had to be separated from Arsenal's Declan Rice earlier this season, while also poleaxing team-mate Jorginho in a recent St James' Park encounter between the two sides.
Sunday's 2-0 win over Chelsea, meanwhile, saw Guimaraes blow a kiss towards Argentinian counterpart, Enzo Fernandez, after winning a running battle between the two midfielders. He is Newcastle United's s---house-in-chief and, for that reason, continues to bask in the adulation of the Newcastle faithful.
Guimaraes plays the game on the edge. He hustles around the park, always busy, always causing mischief. As of last month, only West Ham United's Tomas Soucek had covered more distance [140.8km to Bruno's 139.9km] while running this season.
In a feisty game such as Sunday's, where six yellows and one red card were dished out, you want a player like Bruno in your side. One that knows how to get into the mind of the opponent, cause a bit of nuisance but know how to avoid crossing the line.
His ongoing feud with Fernandez was fascinating to watch at St James' Park and his post-goal message to the Chelsea midfielder was the icing on the cake after coming out on top in a physical battle with the likes of Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo in the middle of the park.
Guimaraes has plenty of history against this weekend's opposition after previous run-ins with Arsenal's key stars in seasons gone by. Given what is at stake at the Emirates Stadium and the lingering rivalry between the two clubs, you would not be surprised to see a similarly irksome performance from Newcastle's captain in the capital on Sunday.
Arsenal have tried to serve it up to Bruno and his Newcastle co-stars in recent seasons but have always come up short. This campaign alone has seen Mikel Arteta's side defeated three times by Eddie Howe's collective; once in the league and twice over two legs in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Newcastle have not conceded in any of those three games either, putting five beyond the Gunners in the process. Guimaraes has been the beating heart of every single victory, taking a particular shine to confronting Arsenal's midfield men.
Yet for all the bravado, the advertising board celebrations and roars towards the crowd, there is an underlying humbleness to the boy from Brazil. “I’m just enjoying myself," he told reporters moments after the Chelsea win.
“I’m always the same Bruno, the humble guy who came from Brazil. My role in this club is helping the team and to play my best always. When I put the shirt on, I try to play as a fan. I will never stop what I'm doing for this club. You know it's a reason to me to be proud to wear this shirt."
Here's hoping he is in a similar mood when leaving north London this weekend.