Arsenal fans aim subtle dig at Man City with banner at Brentford game
Arsenal fans aim dig at title rivals Man City as they unveil banner that says their ‘class and tradition’ is ‘something oil money can’t buy’ in the crowd during Brentford draw in wake of the champions’ financial charges
Arsenal fans mocked rivals Manchester City before their game with Brentford on Saturday with a banner relating to their recent Premier League charges.
The Gunners were five points clear of City before kick-off against the Bees and were pushed by Thomas Frank‘s side in their bid to extend their lead.
The banner, presented in the home end, read: ‘Arsenal FC. Class and tradition. Something oil money can’t buy.’
City are owned by an Abu Dhabi based group who have spent heavily since buying the club in 2008.
Recent Premier League charges relate to several alleged financial breaches over a number of years.
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Arsenal fans held up a banner aimed at rivals Manchester City before they played Brentford
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It was the Gunners’ first game since the Premier League charged City with financial breaches
The two sides cross paths for the first time in the Premier League on Wednesday evening in what is certain to be a huge landmark in the title race.
The two clubs do have several standing links, with Gunners manager Mikel Arteta formerly Pep Guardiola’s assistant at the Etihad.
Arsenal players Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus were also signed from City.
Guardiola recently lashed out at Premier League rivals for their apparent involvment in the charges, accusing them of driving the calls in a witch hunt against City, namechecking Tottenham’s Daniel Levy.
Arteta, meanwhile, refused to comment on the charges on Friday.
‘I’m not going to make any comment on that, I’m sorry,’ he told his pre-Brentford press conference.
However, having refused to answer questions on the matter, Arteta was then asked if he had seen anything untoward going on at the club, to which he replied simply ‘No’.
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Gunners boss Mikel Arteta refused to comment on the charges when asked on Friday