Keys slams Arteta for lack of sophistication in Arsenal’s win over Liverpool

Richard Keys has claimed Mikel Arteta wants to indicate ‘extra class’ after criticising the Arsenal boss for the way in which he celebrated through the Gunners’ 3-1 win over Liverpool.

Arsenal blew the title race vast open as objectives from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard on the Emirates moved them to inside two factors of Liverpool on the high of the Premier League desk. 

Arteta was noticed wildly celebrating Martinelli’s objective, which got here after a blunder by Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, and sprinted in entrance of the Arsenal bench following Trossard’s strike in stoppage time.

But Keys stated the Arsenal boss had confirmed a scarcity of dignity and sophistication together with his behaviour as he once more took goal on the Spaniard.

‘Today is price celebrating as they’ve overwhelmed one of many large groups and it’s vital because the title race opens up because of this,’ Keys stated on beIN Sports.

Richard Keys (R) criticised Mikel Arteta for his celebrations throughout Arsenal’s win over Liverpool

Arteta ran down the aspect of the pitch near the Arsenal followers after the Gunners’ third objective

‘But I do want, to start with, that Mikel Arteta would behave significantly better. He’s returned to behaving the way in which he was persistently final yr earlier than the foundations have been modified to test him and hold him in his dugout.

‘I simply want he’d have just a little extra class about him when Liverpool handed them the second objective, and the third one, off he goes once more.

‘If you stick one within the high nook to go 2-1 up, OK, however that is a present. 

‘I simply assume Arteta wants to indicate just a little extra dignity, particularly when the objectives have been presents.’

Fans nonetheless have been fast to accuse Keys himself of exhibiting a scarcity of sophistication in his private life.

In June, Keys secretly tied the knot together with his daughter’s buddy after beforehand denying falling in love with the younger lawyer whereas his spouse was preventing most cancers. 

The former Sky Sports presenter 66, married Lucie Rose, 35, in a £20,000 ceremony attended by household and mates, which didn’t embrace his daughter Jemma or son Joshua.

He cut up with Julia Keys after 36 years of marriage when information of his shock relationship emerged in 2016, together with his ex revealing how the affair ‘devastated’ her as she recovered from thyroid most cancers and in addition wrecked the lives of their two youngsters.

Arteta was seen wildly celebrating Arsenal’s second and third objectives, which irritated Keys

But followers on social media have been fast to accuse Keys himself of a scarcity of sophistication in his private life

Keys resigned from his £500,000-a-year job fronting Sky’s Premier League protection in 2011 after making disparaging remarks about feminine linesman Sian Massey-Ellis.

‘Richard Keys speaking about class won’t ever not be humorous,’ one fan wrote on X.

Another stated: ‘If shamelessness was an individual.’

A 3rd wrote: ‘Richard Keys/Dignity. Pot, kettle, black.’ 

Jamie Carragher was additionally concerned in a social media row as he clashed with Norwegian TV pundit Jan Aage Fjortoft after the match.

Ex-Middlesbrough and Sheffield United striker Fjortoft had criticised Carragher for poking enjoyable at Martin Odegaard’s celebrations after full-time.

Speaking on Sky Sports’ commentary, Carragher fumed as Odegaard was seen taking a digital camera from a photographer, earlier than continuing to take a number of footage of the cameraman in entrance of house supporters behind the objective.

Gary Neville stated the way of Arsenal’s celebrations confirmed how there was ‘nonetheless just a little little bit of immaturity’ within the Gunners crew.