Arsenal fans must help team in title hunt - Rooney
Former England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says Arsenal fans "need to be better" in showing support for their team in their faltering Premier League title bid. The Gunners suffered a blow to their hopes of a first league trophy in 22 years when they lost 2-1 at Manchester City on Sunday. That result means City are three points behind Arsenal and could go above them if they beat Burnley in midweek.
Arsenal were unfortunate not to get something against City but have been struggling for form, and there were boos at full-time following the 2-1 home loss to Bournemouth on 11 April. "I think the Arsenal fans need to be better," Rooney said on the Wayne Rooney Show. "I saw them booing the team off the other day [against Bournemouth].
Arsenal have been brilliant all season and they've hit a little bad run of form. "They need to understand how much the fan support means to the players and how much it can help you. "The players will have put so much work in day in and day out on the training pitch to be in the position they're in now, so when you lose a game and you get booed off, that can affect players.
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Arteta must prove he won't be remembered as Arsenal's 'nearly man' Arsenal have five games left to try to hold off Manchester City's charge and win the title. The Gunners have been in a similar position before only to end up failing to lift the trophy. In 2022-23, they were top of the table for a total of 248 days but ended up finishing second.