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Graeme Souness launches furious Arsenal rant and explains what they 'get away with'

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Arsenal's style of play has been much criticised. Learn more Graeme Souness has claimed Arsenal ‘get away with’ more than their Premier League rivals as the Gunners aim to secure the first part of an unprecedented quadruple this season.



It’s been a long and, at times, testing road for Arteta, who has had to fend off plenty of criticism for the way his team play.But from the perspective of Souness, Arsenal have been lucky to get away with some of their antics for this long. You block anyone on the pitch, anywhere else on the pitch – a centre-half half blocks a centre forward as he's trying to make a run – and that's a foul.“I just think we've got daft referees.

They know all the rules from the first page to the last one, but nuances of the game they don't get.”Arsenal's corners kicks have been the subject of debate (Image: Getty)Souness didn’t go as far as criticising the approach from Arsenal though, instead admitting he was impressed by how they’ve managed to turn set-pieces into their favour.He continued: “I love the term ‘free-kick guru’. Read our Privacy Policy“To be successful at free kicks you need a really good kicker of the ball, Declan, you need people who will attack the ball, they've got that, and then you throw in the guy who’s fouling the goalkeeper.