Pundit slams Aston Villa ‘hypocrite’ Ashley Young – ‘Stop crying, it’s painful’

Noel Whelan has slammed Ashley Young after his “hypocritical” comments about Arsenal celebrations following their win over Aston Villa.

The former Leeds striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insisted the 36-year-old has “spat his dummy out” after a “painful” defeat.

Bukayo Saka’s goal ensured Arsenal claimed a slender 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday (19 March) to boost their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

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Who have we got, Gooners? pic.twitter.com/2YiDqoisKP

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 19, 2022

Speaking post-match to club media, Villa left-back Young aimed a dig at the Gunners players – claiming they celebrated “like they won the league” at the full-time whistle.

Speaking to talkSPORT (20 March), Football Insider pundit Gabby Agbonlahor slammed the Arsenal players for “overdoing the celebrations”.

Whelan urged Young to “concentrate on staying in the side” after getting “skinned” by Saka all match long.

“I don’t know what Ashley Young is crying about,” he told Football Insider‘s Ewan Kingsbury.

“Just get on with
your own game. I lost count of how many times he got skinned by Bukayo Saka
during the game, he probably had a sleepless night.

“Don’t tell me
that when he’s scored and won a game that he’s not celebrated. He’s a
hypocrite.

“It’s painful to
lose a game, but let’s not go back to the schoolyard and spit your dummy out.

“Let people celebrate a good win and a good goal – and Ashley, you just concentrate on staying in the side.”

Arsenal remain in pole position to return to the Champions League next season after Saturday’s win.

“The way Arsenal celebrated it was like they’d won the Champions League!”

“The scenes from the players, it was like they’d won the league. I think they over did the celebrations.”

Gabby Agbonlahor wasn’t happy with Arsenal’s celebrations at FT yesterday pic.twitter.com/KO85fLWZVz

— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 20, 2022

Mikel Arteta’s side are three points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham with a game in hand on their north London rivals.

However, the two sides are yet to play each other a second time.

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By: Noel Whelan
Title: Pundit slams Aston Villa ‘hypocrite’ Ashley Young – ‘Stop crying, it’s painful’
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Published Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:58:11 +0000