ENGLAND fans went in two-footed on Arsenal after a tweet they sent out following the heartbreaking World Cup defeat to France.
The Three Lions were knocked out as Olivier Giroud secured Les Bleus a 2-1 win to seal a semi-final spot.
But the defeat was made even more painful as skipper Harry Kane, who had equalised earlier from the spot, blasted a late penalty over the bar.
The striker and his team-mates were left in tears following the final whistle – but the North London-based club had other things on their mind.
Despite Bukayo Saka, who was fouled in the build-up to France’s opener, and Aaran Ramsdale both being part of the England squad, they shared a photo of Frenchman William Saliba with his country’s flag decked around his neck.
And Arsenal captioned the tweet with: “Our Wilo. A World Cup semi-finalist.”
Supporters instantly hit back at the Premier League leaders’ Twitter account as they blasted the tweet.
“Not your finest decision posting this,” blasted one as another said: “Read the room.”
A fellow footy fan wrote: “I wouldn’t want to be an Arsenal fan right now.”
“Pathetic,” slammed another. “You’re an English team.”
Those sentiments were echoed by hundreds more, with a fellow Twitter user saying: “This is not the time for an English club to even ‘think’ about doing this. I am extremely disappointed.”
While another said: “Sometimes it’s good to take a breath before pressing post these situations. What were they thinking?”
The 21-year-old Saliba is part of Didier Deschamps’ squad in Qatar.
However, his only appearance at the World Cup came in their final dead-rubber group match where France were defeated 1-0 by Tunisia.
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