Robin van Persie Denies Criticising England Players

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie denies criticising England players' off-the-field behaviour.

The Dutch international striker was quoted last week criticising the partying lifestyle of England's best players.

The 27-year-old has, however, denied making the comments via his Twitter page on Sunday evening.

"Want to clear up some things. I supposed to have made comments about the lifestyle of English players. Words have been taken out of context," he wrote.

"Only thing I meant to say is if u look after urself u can enjoy a longer career. Never mentioned english players in particular.

"Who am I to judge. Think the prem league is amazing and so are the boys playing in it!"

Robin van Persie Wants Arsenal To Buy Players

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has urged Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger to buy this summer.

The 27 year old now hopes that Wenger will make the signings which could make his team a major force.

However looking back on recent seasons, the Dutch international says the club should no longer be expected to win the title.

He told The Sun: "Every year it goes wrong in an identical way and that is frustrating. When you look at results in the last years, Arsenal shouldn't be talking about winning the League because too many times that has gone wrong.

"Of course the hunger and desire is great but sometimes you have to eat and be realistic.

"But I believe with the signing of a number of players, we should be in there competing for the prizes.

"Even now, it's still unbelievable we didn't win the Carling Cup as that was the breakthrough moment, showing everyone we could win a cup and create a belief within the team.

"When I talk about that it still hurts. It was so stupid and I ask myself 'how did that come about?'"