The father of Arsenal's mascot at West Ham on Sunday has defended the players after they copped criticism for their conduct towards his daughter.
The Gunners were away at the London Stadium and Martin Odegaard led the starting XI out alongside the young girl. The once in a lifetime experience is one that lives with individuals for years and the girl wanted to remember the occasion by getting a shirt signed.
Prior to the game, she waited for the players as they walked in and they, one by one, signed a red home shirt. However many of them kept their headphones in before simply passing the pen to their next team-mate, without interacting with the mascot.
