Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to react after they heard what Sunderland supporters chanted during the 5-1 Carabao Cup win.
What’s the story?
Well, as the Gunners were hammering the Black Cats, some sections of the away support clearly got a bit bored.
As a result, they decided to start chanting Tottenham songs, with footage showing the Sunderland fans singing ‘When The Spurs Go Marching In’.
Understandably, the Arsenal fans thought this was a bit strange.
You can see footage of the Sunderland fans uniting with Tottenham below.
In our view, we can’t understand why supporters would decide to sing another club’s chants during a quarter-final.
Surely, it would make more sense to get behind your own side and help them reach the semi-final, no?
Great opportunity for Arsenal after beating Sunderland
Despite all the issues Mikel Arteta has faced since replacing Unai Emery, he has a fantastic opportunity here to make people realise just how good a job he’s actually done.
Arsenal are within touching distance of a second trophy under the Spaniard, which – if he wins it – would speak volumes about how well the 39-year-old is doing.
He has his critics – even among the Arsenal fanbase – but Arteta has managed to overhaul the Gunners into a fresh, young and exciting side.
Pep Guardiola’s former assistant has also done so by sticking to his philosophy, even in the most testing of times.
To have Arsenal in a semi-final and also sat fourth in the Premier League, after the horrific start to the campaign, is some achievement.
For now, let’s see what the Arsenal fans on Twitter have been saying about the Sunderland supporters…
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