Andy Murray took a sarcastic swipe at Piers Morgan after the English television personality criticized Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Morgan, an Arsenal loyalist, slammed Arteta for his substitution choices during the north London club’s Premier League match against Liverpool on Sunday (February 4). The match was a crucial one for Arsenal, as it gave them the chance to close the gap to Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Playing at home, Arsenal were clinical and won the match 3-1. Bukayo Saka scored Arsenal’s first goal, but Liverpool equalized during first-half stoppage time courtesy of a Gabriel Magalhaes own goal. However, in the second half, Liverpool had no answers as Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard sealed the deal for Arsenal.
Arteta decided to replace the impressive Martinelli with Trossard in the 74th minute, and this decision irked Morgan. According to the journalist, Arteta should have taken off Kai Havertz instead, who was arguably subpar on the day for Arsenal.
“Why on earth would Arteta take off the best player on the pitch, Martinelli, and keep the on the worst player, Havertz? Ridiculous.”
Morgan’s opinion didn’t go down too well with British tennis legend Murray, who is also an Arsenal fan. The former World No. 1 responded to Morgan in a sarcastic tone:
“God if only Arsenal would do the right thing and hire you as manager”
