Wolverhampton Wanderers’ captain Conor Coady has spoken out on Arsenal’s celebrations at Molineux after Ruben Neves’ criticisms.
The Portuguese took aim at the Gunners for their celebrations following their 1-0 win at Molineux on Thursday - Gabriel Magalhaes’ first-half goal proving enough for the three points.
He suggested that Mikel Arteta’s men toasted their victory as though they had won the league, a claim that has ruffled the feathers of a few supporters.
Now, England international Coady has offered his say on the debate - and appears to agree with his teammate.
Speaking with BBC Radio 5 Live, he said: “We’ve seen them [the celebrations], we heard them. We’ve obviously seen the whole thing, I know Ruben has obviously spoken out after it.
“They celebrated quite hard, didn’t they? It probably obviously shows how big the game was to them, and to us – it was big to us as well.
“Listen, we spoke about it all week, we prepared right, we made sure we were ready and I actually thought we played quite well if I’m being honest.
“We had the ball, we created different things, but listen Arsenal are a top side.
“So we’ve seen the celebrations, I’ll be honest with you, from our point of view, we really didn’t like them.”
Amid the debate over Arsenal’s actions at full-time in the Midlands, Coady also fired a warning to the Gunners that Wolves would be aiming to earn revenge in the reverse game at the Emirates Stadium.
The defender continued: “It’s something where we’ve got two weeks’ time now to try and put it right going back to the Emirates and try and put on a good game again.”
Following victory, Arsenal sit five points clear of Wolves - a buffer that could well prove crucial in the race for European football.
