Eric Dier appeared to order Aaron Ramsey to 'sit back on the bench' following the heated confrontation between Tottenham and Arsenal players in the first half at the Emirates.
Both teams including substitutes were involved in a melee after Dier cancelled out Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang's opener from the penalty spot.
The incident seemed to occur after Dier celebrated Spurs' first goal by putting his fingers to his lips to silence the Emirates crowd.
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The celebration, which Dier was eventually booked for, sparked a reaction from a number of Arsenal substitutes who appeared to take offence to the gesture.
Stephan Lichtsteiner, who was warming up on the sidelines at the time of Spurs' equaliser, seemed aggrieved before pushing a Spurs players during the celebrations.
The situation then escalated as players from both teams as well as substitutes nearby got involved, with Dele Alli seemingly taking issue with Arsenal midfielders Matteo Guendouzi and Ramsey, promting Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino and his assistant Jesus Perez to charge up and join the fracas.
While the situation was quickly resolved, Dier looked to take one last dig at Ramsey by directing him back to his dugout and to 'sit down'.
Tottenham then went on to take the lead through a Harry Kane penalty before Aubameyang grabbed his second goal of the game to level things up for the hosts.
Lucas Torreira and Alexandre Lacazette both added goals later on to make it a famous victory for Unai Emery in his first-ever north London derby.