Mikel Arteta hits back at ‘unfair’ criticism of his Arsenal stars after they were slammed for ‘ignoring’ a mascot before last week’s draw at West Ham… as the young fan’s father insists the footage was just a ‘small window’ on her day
Mikel Arteta has hit back at ‘unfair’ criticism of his players after they were slammed for ‘ignoring’ a young mascot ahead of last week’s draw at West Ham.
Arsenal came under fire earlier this week after posting a video showing their players signing a shirt for eight-year-old Olivia Murray.
Arteta’s stars were accused of being ‘entitled, overpaid and rude’ but the girl’s father insisted the footage was just a ‘small window’ on her day.
Mikel Arteta has hit back at ‘unfair’ criticism of his players after they ‘ignored’ a young mascot
Arsenal came under fire for a video showing their players signing a shirt for Olivia Murray, 8
And on Thursday Arteta insisted: ‘First of all it comes from Arsenal TV and when you speak about connection and what we have built with our supporters, it’s for what we do every single day.
‘You speak to (her) parents and they had the most amazing day. So you’ve just seen a fragment of a picture – what happened before that and afterwards, nobody saw and I think it’s not fair.’
When pressed on whether he was fussed by how his players were viewed, the manager added: ‘I don’t think they’re perceived like that. At all.’
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