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Ashley Young has slammed Arsenal players for celebrating "like they won the league" after they secured a narrow victory over Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners won 1-0 at Villa Park thanks to Bukayo Saka 's snapshot in the first half to cement their place in the top four of the Premier League table. Clear-cut chances were few and far between throughout a cagey affair with Arsenal managing three shots on target and their hosts registering just one.

While Young admitted Villa's lack of attacking threat was "disappointing" in a blunt post-match assessment, he took issue with the boisterous nature of the visitors' celebrations. Mikel Arteta and his players were toasted with a Champions League-related chant from a joyous away end as they paid tribute to the travelling fans after the match.

Villa defender Young was less then impressed by these scenes but saw the celebrations as a reflection of how tough Arsenal found the match. "We want to make this a tough place to come and I think it is a tough place," the former Manchester United wideman told VillaTV after the full-time whistle.

"You saw the way they celebrated, to be honest it was like they won the league. But it shows they found it tough. We want to be in those European places, we want to get the club back there, and everyone's got that ambition to get the club back there. So, we want to make it a tough place to come