Gary Neville issues six-word response as footage of his analysis on Arsenal goes viral again three years later

Gary Neville has issued a six-word response after footage of him analysing of Arsenal three years ago went viral.

Arsenal head into the new Premier League season as serious title contenders, arguably the only one not called Manchester City.

Mikel Arteta's side ran City close in each of the previous two campaigns, missing out by just two points last term.

Arsenal will kick off their 2024-25 campaign on Saturday with a home clash against Wolves, with supporters arguably more optimistic for a new season than they have been in decades.

That certainly wasn't the case three years ago though, when the Gunners endured a woeful start to the 2021-22 season.

Arsenal lost 0-2 to newly promoted Brentford on the opening day, before falling 2-0 at home to Chelsea and receiving a 5-0 thrashing away at Man City.

Arteta was under pressure after overseeing three consecutive losses without scoring a goal, but in the end he turned things around and his side finished fifth in the table.

After the Brentford defeat, former Manchester United and England star Gary Neville was scathing in his criticism of Arsenal while analysing the match for Sky Sports.

"I don’t know the plan at Arsenal," Neville admitted.

Congratulations on your success well done 🏆

— Gary Neville (@GNev2) August 14, 2024

"The recruitment has been really poor, they're poor at it compared to other clubs, they just are. They've been poor for the past few years. I don’t get the strategy, I don’t get the direction of how they’re taking the team."

With this being the internet age, Arsenal fans have managed to dig up the footage of Neville's criticism three years later, with their team in a much better place.

An Arsenal fan account on X posted the clip along with Neville's quote, followed by the frog and tea emojis.

Realising that the account was mocking him, Neville simply replied: "Congratulations on your success well done", along with a trophy emoji.

While it's true that Arsenal have not won any silverware in the last three seasons, it is a little disingenuous of Neville.

Three years on from his comments, Arsenal clearly do have a plan, strategy and direction.