Arsenal fans slammed Mikel Arteta for bragging about winning the Community Shield twice after being questioned about his trophy record.
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Arsenal fans lash out at ArtetaManager brags about winning two Community ShieldsGunners' only major trophy in his era is 2020 FA CupFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Arteta, who took charge of the Gunners in December 2019, has transformed the club into serious title contenders again in the last couple of seasons. However, in terms of major silverware, he has only one FA Cup to show for himself. He was recently quizzed on his trophy record in a press conference and in reply, the Spaniard boasted of winning two Community Shields as well.
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The Arsenal boss' remark did not go down well with the fans who slammed the manager for bragging about winning non-major titles like the Community Shield.
An X user with the handle @DebbyChelsea10 wrote: "Lmao, shameless manager."
An Arsenal fan named @AfcKurdy said: "That’s actually embarrassing that he counted the community shield as a trophy."
Muhammad Zakariyya Hassen mocked the Gunners boss as he said: "3 trophies, WELL DONE. I'll only take Arsenal seriously when they win the Premier League or Champions League."
@BeardedPriest1 called for the 44-year-old's firing as their post read: "They should sack him just"
Manchester United fan by the name @utdsnaps wrote: "NO WAY HE FLEXED HIS CHARITY SHIELDS."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The Gunners are six points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. However, they have been accused of running out of ideas from open play and have been criticised for over-reliance on set pieces.
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The north London side will next face Crystal Palace in back-to-back encounters in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday before meeting them again in the Premier League on Saturday.
