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Mikel Arteta responds to criticism of Arsenal’s Champions League celebrations

The Independent·Philip Duncan·25 days ago
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Mikel Arteta has taken aim at Wayne Rooney’s claim Arsenal over-celebrated reaching the Champions League final by saying he will put the criticism “where it belongs”. Arsenal will play Paris St Germain in the final in Budapest on May 30 after the Gunners saw off Atletico Madrid at an electric Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The victory which sealed Arsenal’s first Champions League final in 20 years sparked wild celebrations on the pitch, with Arteta dancing alongside his jubilant players on the Emirates turf, and also off it, footage emerging of the players and staff, including co-owner Josh Kroenke, going wild inside the home dressing room. Speaking after Arsenal’s 1-0 victory, Rooney, who won the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008, told Amazon Prime: “They (Arsenal) deserve to be in this position, but they haven’t won it yet. I think the celebrations are a little bit too much.…

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