ARSENE WENGER once ignored a huge argument between Robin van Persie and Aaron Ramsey at Arsenal.
Former Gunners winger Theo Walcott has revealed details of the pair’s heated dressing room clash in April 2012.
The incident occurred during the closing stages of a 1-0 win against Manchester City.
Ramsey had been played in on goal during stoppage time and chose to shoot instead of passing to Van Persie, who was chasing the Golden Boot.
The Dutchman was furious with his team-mate, with their argument continuing into the changing room and descending into a full on fight.
Walcott, who announced his retirement this week, has now revealed that then manager Wenger ignored the fight and left the players to sort it out themselves.
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“Robin was going for the Golden Boot and I understand strikers are selfish, they want to score, I get it,” he told The Overlap.
“We were playing Man City and Arteta scored, it was quite a famous goal for him, actually.
“I remember we came in and everyone was happy and Robin wasn’t happy because he didn’t score.
“Aaron went clean through at the end, he should have squared it to him and Robin scores. We were all happy and then Robin goes off on one with Aaron.
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“It gets all heated and players are getting thrown all over the place.
“I remember seeing Arsene [Wenger], sort of, slip past and go to his back office because he thought the players will just deal with this. He would get the team to deal with the problems.”
Despite not being teed up to score by Ramsey, Van Persie still went on to win the Golden Boot with 30 Premier League goals.
Walcott’s revelations about the argument comes after he announced his retirement aged 34.
He had been a free agent since leaving Southampton at the end of June and has now chosen to hang up his boots.
His decision comes after he snubbed offers from Saudi Arabia and was even linked with a move to League One Reading.
The ex-England international now plans to move into punditry.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
