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Arsenal accused of lack of respect after leaving non-league Sutton United’s away changing room in a tip – and they even left milk on the radiator!

ARSENAL left their humble Sutton changing room in a tip after their FA Cup triumph last night.

The Gunners - who are used to the plush surroundings of their state-of-the-art Emirates facilities - had to use the non-league club's cramped away area to get ready.

 Arsenal left the changing room at Gander Green Lane in a mess after their 2-0 victory
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Arsenal left the changing room at Gander Green Lane in a mess after their 2-0 victoryCredit: Twitter @SamElliott_NLP

But after winning 2-0 through goals from Lucas Perez and Theo Walcott, the Gunners seemed to forget to clean up after themselves.


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Half-empty drinks and toilet roll littered the floor while a bottle of milk was randomly left on top of a radiator.

And Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson took to Twitter to say she would have made the Arsenal players get back off the coach and clean up.

But the Paralympic Gold medalist's view was greeted with a backlash from Gunners supporters.

There were rumours before the game the Gunners would refuse to use the basic area to get changed in.

However, Arsene Wenger's men did use the facilities provided - but did not allow BBC cameras into their dressing room like their opponents did.

 Bottles of drink and toilet roll litter the floor of the away changing room
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Bottles of drink and toilet roll litter the floor of the away changing roomCredit: Twitter @SamElliott_NLP
 Arsenal did not leave the Sutton away dressing room in the state they found it in
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Arsenal did not leave the Sutton away dressing room in the state they found it inCredit: Getty Images

But Wenger seemed to enjoy the novelty of playing in surroundings unfamiliar to most of his multi-millionaire players.

The Arsenal boss said: "The changing rooms for me were fantastic – the closer you are, the more united you are when you go out there."

 Arsenal are used to their spacious top-of-the-range dressing room at the Emirates
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Arsenal are used to their spacious top-of-the-range dressing room at the EmiratesCredit: Getty Images
 Arsenal did not allow cameras into their dressing room like Sutton did
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Arsenal did not allow cameras into their dressing room like Sutton did

Walcott netted his 100th goal for the Gunners in last nights victory and showed his class by going into the Sutton changing rooms after the match to sign shirts for the players.

The Gunners will also give the National League side a donation of £50,000 to help the club build classrooms and make improvements to facilities.

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