Social media claim who spoilsports Arsenal overreacted after beating Liverpool, a huge result in the context of the title race, were out of order.
Football is a game of passion, emotion and entertainment. Why shouldn't Gunners captain Martin Odegaard.
enjoy a light-hearted moment by taking pictures of a club photographer who has supported Arsenal all his life? Why shouldn't manager Mikel Arteta sprint along the touchline celebrating the Gunners' clinching goal in a frantic 3-1 win? Beneath all the sneering at Arsenal (celebrating in the dressing room, right), there seemed to be an undercurrent of sour grapes.
When your own club's players and manager celebrate, it's OK, but it's over the top when others release the emotion they have bottled up for 90 minutes.
If Arsenal had lost last weekend, and fallen eight points behind Liverpool, there would have been fans ringing 606 and saying Arteta had taken them as far as he can, instead of calling him a hero.
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