Nuno Tavares was dropped from the Nottingham Forest squad at the weekend, and he’s hinted at discontent with his social media activity.

Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares is playing for Nottingham Forest this season, but he hasn’t had the easiest start to his season-long spell.

Tavares played in Forest’s first three games following his move, but he then picked up an injury forcing him out of action for a few matches.

The left-back returned to the bench against Liverpool in late October, and was on the bench again at home to Aston Villa the following week, but he didn’t come on in either fixture.

On Sunday, Tavares wasn’t involved in the Forest squad at all, with no explanation provided for his absence.

Though it’s not yet clear why Tavares didn’t make the bench at the weekend, the player’s Instagram profile suggests something is making him unhappy.

Tavares has removed the profile picture from his page, a common sign that a footballer is displeased with something.

It’s possible the left-back has suffered another injury setback, and that would certainly explain his apparent frustration. But he was still in training with Forest as recently as Friday, and there have been no reports of a new fitness issue.

Tavares hasn’t been called up to the Portugal national team for the November break, which is another potential grievance.

But that means he won’t have another chance on the pitch until November 25th at the earliest, when Forest take on Brighton.

This isn’t the first time Tavares has been involved in potential controversy on loan, following reports that he had problems with Marseille boss Igor Tudor during training sessions last season.

Tavares laughed off some of the claims on social media, but it’s certainly true that he was dropped and kicked out of training on a couple of occasions.

Nottingham Forest have a £12m option to buy in Tavares’ loan deal, with an additional £3m in potential add-ons, so it would be good for Arsenal if the player could return to action as soon as possible.