Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has slammed Arsenal for having a “weak” group of players who can’t handle pressure after the club fell out of the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League contention in a matter of weeks.
A disastrous February and March saw them lose to Watford in the FA Cup final, lose ground on Leicester City and rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the league and fall to Barcelona in Europe.
Arsene Wenger’s side were brushed aside by Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night, losing 5-1 on aggregate.
Wenger may have claimed that he made the Catalan club “wobble” but pressure continues to pile on the Frenchman.
Speaking after the defeat, Keane made it clear he was not impressed by Arsenal’s performance.
“It tells you that they’ve got a weak group of players, who can’t seem to lift it for certain games,” he told ITV.
“No doubt the pressure has got to them in the last few months and for players at Arsenal football club who can’t deal with pressure, then you shouldn’t be there.
“There’s no great shame in losing 3-1, the effort was there – but I think Barcelona had switched off – but it must be hard for the manager to stomach that, and for the supporters when they see their players lift it for certain games, but they can’t do it for Watford at home, or Swansea at home.
“They’re cheating the supporters in that sense.”
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