Rooney and Murphy question scenes after victory
Guardiola: ‘They won. How can they not celebrate it?’
Pep Guardiola has hit out at criticism of Manchester City’s celebrations following Sunday’s victory over Arsenal, describing such comments as “stupid things”.
At the final whistle of the 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium, one that took City to within three points of the Premier League leaders with a game in hand, Gianluigi Donnarumma jumped into the crowd behind his goal while many of City’s others players also celebrated in emphatic fashion.
Among those to question this were Wayne Rooney and Danny Murphy in their capacity as pundits on Sunday night’s Match of the Day. Rooney described the celebrations as being “a bit over the top” while Murphy said: “If you are an Arsenal player, you are thinking: ‘Hold on, we’re still leading.’ It was a heavy celebration, I was surprised with that.”
