Mikel Arteta should ignore unfair criticism of Arsenal team – Wayne RooneyBy Press Association Sport ReportersWayne Rooney has urged Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to ignore “very unfair” criticism of the Premier League leaders’ playing style. “The last league title we won we weren’t great as a team, but no one is going back to that now saying ‘oh, that Man United team who won that last title weren’t great,” said Rooney on the BBC’s Wayne Rooney Show. “I don’t think they’ve been as bad as what people are saying, I really don’t. “I’m not saying this because I like Arsenal, I’m saying this because I think it’s very unfair, the criticism they are receiving for being, what, seven points top of the league? I’m sure Arteta doesn’t think this but they don’t have to change anything because people are moaning and complaining about it.”

Source: Irish Independent March 09, 2026 13:39 UTC