Ashley Young caused a stir on social media with his comments about Arsenal’s celebrations after they recorded a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.
Bukayo Saka’s first-half goal earned the Gunners a win that significantly boosts their chances of securing a top-four finish.
Fourth-placed Arsenal now sit four points above Manchester United and six points above West Ham, who have both played one more game than Mikel Arteta’s side.
Arsenal have won six of their previous seven league fixtures and have produced some excellent team performances of late.
Defeating Steven Gerrard’s men at Villa Park was another sign that the Gunners are heading in the right direction under Arteta.
When the full-tine whistle was blown shortly after Bernd Leno had saved Philippe Coutinho’s free-kick, Arsenal’s players and coaching staff celebration passionately.
A big save from Bernd Leno to deny Coutinho with the last kick of the game 😲
The final whistle blows and the Arsenal players run to celebrate with their keeper! pic.twitter.com/tcwAJOc7UQ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 19, 2022
They knew how big this victory was.
The sun is shining and the Arsenal fans and players are celebrating a big three points at Villa Park ☀️😎 pic.twitter.com/mgBbUtxMSQ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 19, 2022
Ashley Young: It was like Arsenal had won the league
Young, who won the 2012-13 Premier League title with Manchester United, said it was like watching a team that had just won the league.
“We want to make this a tough place to come and I think it is a tough place,” he told VillaTV after the match.
“You saw the way they celebrated, to be honest it was like they won the league. But it shows they found it tough.
“We want to be in those European places, we want to get the club back there, and everyone’s got that ambition to get the club back there.
“So we want to make it a tough place to come, but we want to be winning games as well.”
Watch Young’s interview here:
This is very strange ngl pic.twitter.com/4djgn4sFGZ
— 🏌🏻 (@_afceddy) March 19, 2022
Young’s comments, however, have sparked quite the reaction from Arsenal supporters on Twitter:
