Hibs star in heated social media exchange with club hero as ace's jab after blast met with fiery response

Elie Youan and Marvin Bartley have entered a social media back and forth after the club hero’s comments on the Frenchman.

The attacker won Man of the Match as the Easter Road club drew 3-3 with Aberdeen in a madcap Premiership game at Easter Road. His performance came after his actions in the 4-1 defeat to Dundee last weekend were criticised by 2016 Scottish Cup winner Bartley while on punditry duty for Premier Sports.

Bartley wasn’t best pleased with Youan opting for keepie-uppies in the immediate aftermath of Jordan Obita’s sending off. He described Youan's actions as 'embarrassing' and 'not unacceptable', with the current Hibs player now sending him a message via social media.

After helping Hibs claim a point, he offered a response to the criticism, posting an image of himself on social media with his man of the match award, tagging Bartley’s account along with the caption "It's not acceptable @bartley06, MOTM".

That spawned a fiery response from the man he tagged. Bartley responded: “Good morning Elie. Well done on your MoTM. I'm guessing you've tagged me as we both now have iconic pictures after winning 'honours' at Hibs?

"Your caption is perfect!! Here's a few of the current unacceptable things for you my friend! We've (got) 9 points from a possible 42. We're currently 9 points off the top 6. We've won one game out of 14 in the league. Not only do we sit BOTTOM of the league we have also won less games than San Marino this season!

“To have the audacity to post this when we're literally last and not even won the game is quite something. Hopefully we kick on and move to a more respectable position asap. All the best and well done again buddy".